Educational News

NY Bars Transcript Withholding Over Student Bills

Source: site Colleges in New York State are now barred from withholding transcripts as a means of collecting student debt. Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday prohibiting the practice known as “transcript ransoming,” calling it in a statement “an unfair, predatory practice…

Student Loan Debt Climbs Higher as Biden Weighs Debt Forgiveness

Source: site As President Joe Biden considers using executive action to cancel some federal student loan debt, the financial burden on today’s students continues to rise. According to the College Board, which tracks trends in college pricing and student aid, average tuition and fees for the…

Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Enrage Boomers: ‘Unfair’

Source: site A number of people in the so-called “boomer” generation have hit out at President Joe Biden‘s reported plans to forgive some student loan debt for millions of people. The suggestion that Biden may follow through with one of his 2020…

Maryland’s Attorney General Seeks To Cancel Student Debt

Source: site MARYLAND — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined five other attorneys general to call on the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the federal student loan debt of thousands of students —including many in Maryland. Frosh said…

Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt From Paying Off Student Loans?

Source: site The Biden administration announced changes on April 19, 2022 that would result in immediate student debt relief to some 40,000 borrowers. The Public Service Forgiveness Program eliminates the debts of government and non-profit organizations’ workers, who have accrued at…

California Eyes $632 Million Plan to Help Students Attend State Colleges Debt Free

Source: site California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated to receive its first infusion of money this summer: a…

Democrats face pressure from left, center on student loans

Source: site The question about what to do with an estimated $1.6 trillion in student loan debt is a growing headache for Democrats at a time when families are struggling with higher costs but centrist Democrats led by Sen. Joe Manchin…

$1.7 billion in student debt canceled for 66,000 borrowers in Navient settlement

Source-site In January, 39 state attorney general offices announced that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers would resolve allegations of widespread unfair, deceptive and abusive practices. Lawsuits claimed that Navient improperly drove some federal student loan borrowers into forbearance instead of…

Department Of Education Moves To Make Owners, Investors, And Controlling Parties Responsible For College And University Liabilities

Source-site On March 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (“Department”) announced a significant new policy that, in some cases, will require owners, investors, and controlling parties of private colleges and universities to guarantee the regulatory liabilities of the school.…

How U.S. Got $1.6 Trillion in Student Loans Debt

Source-site The student loan crisis is a hot topic of conversation in Washington because student debt is felt by a lot of us, 45 million of us to be exact, for a total debt of 1.6 trillion dollars. We often break…