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Education Department punishes student loan servicer for billing mistakes
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Department of Education has taken the unusual step of punishing one of the largest federal student loan servicers for failing to send on-time billing statements… Read More
Judge rules to erase the student loans of 200K borrowers who say they were ripped off
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SAN FRANCISCO (NPR) — A federal judge in San Francisco granted final approval Wednesday to a settlement that could cancel at least $6 billion in federal student loans for approximately… Read More
Borrowers who were cut out of student loan relief describe ‘a gut punch’
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Updated October 19, 2022 at 11:20 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Listen closely. Between the din of supporters cheering the cancellation of some federal student loan debts, and the… Read More
In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief
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Updated September 29, 2022 at 4:28 PM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — In a remarkable reversal that will affect the fortunes of many student loan borrowers, the U.S. Department of… Read More
Beware, new student loan borrowers: Interest rates are about to jump
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — With so much talk these days of when or whether President Biden will broadly cancel student debt – and with payments and interest on that debt… Read More
The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it is again extending the moratorium on federal student loan payments, interest and collections, this time until summer’s end, Aug…. Read More
How the student loan safety net has failed low-income borrowers
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Updated April 1, 2022 at 9:28 AM ET WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A federal program intended to help low-income student loan borrowers, and eventually offer them debt cancellation, has failed… Read More
The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here’s what else it did
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Blink and you could have missed it. For six months, the United States experimented with an idea that’s new here but is already a backstitch in… Read More
A Troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Will Get An Overhaul
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A troubled student debt relief program for teachers, police officers and other public service workers will soon get the makeover that borrowers have been demanding. Next… Read More
More Than 6,500 Teachers Have Had Unfair Student Debts Erased
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After an NPR investigation led to an overhaul of the troubled TEACH Grant program, the U.S. Department of Education says teachers have had nearly $44 million in loans turned back into grants.
For Students With Disabilities, Schools Say They Have To Do Better In The Fall
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When U.S. schools went online-only in the spring, many struggled to provide vital services to students with disabilities. Families, advocates and many educators say this fall has to be different.
Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch
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The pending federal rule changes could push a million kids off free or reduced-price school meals, at least temporarily.
Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers
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The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don’t deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.
Betsy DeVos And The High-Stakes Standoff Over Student Loan Forgiveness
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The Education Department narrowly avoids a subpoena in a fight with House Democrats over forgiving the loans of defrauded student borrowers.
Congress Promised Student Borrowers A Break. Education Dept. Rejected 99% Of Them
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When a loan forgiveness program for public servants wasn’t working, Congress created a temporary fix. Documents obtained by NPR show that the program didn’t fix much.