Why Student Debt Isn’t Just A Student Issue
A Pew Research Center study shows that Millennials who incur debt after graduation have an average net worth of seven times less than that of their non-indebted counterparts. The post Why Student Debt...
View ArticleNC’s For-Profit Colleges Burden Rather than Boost Students, Says CRL report
North Carolina's for-profit post-secondary institutions are more expensive and borrowers are less likely to be able to repay their loans when they leave. The post NC’s For-Profit Colleges Burden Rather...
View ArticleHow Hedge Funds Loot College Endowments
If hedge fund fees were comparable in 2012, that means that higher education financing costs actually topped $50 billion or nearly 10 percent of all higher education spending. The post How Hedge Funds...
View ArticleTwo States Open University Gates to Locked-Out Undocumented Students
Undocumented students who are unable to access in-state tuition and scholarships in their home states now have another option The post Two States Open University Gates to Locked-Out Undocumented...
View ArticleStudent Debt 101: You Asked, We Answered
You’re not alone! Even though the process may seem confusing, it doesn’t have to be scary. The post Student Debt 101: You Asked, We Answered appeared first on Higher Ed, Not Debt.
View ArticleTell Congress: Don’t Raid Funding for College Students
Tell Congress that Pell Grants are the most important federal investment in higher education, and urge them not to redirect Pell money to other programs. The post Tell Congress: Don’t Raid Funding for...
View ArticleThe Gender Wage Gap Is Forcing Women to Bear the Brunt of Student Loan Debt
It’s clear that student debt disproportionately affects women. Women are just as educated as men and just as indebted, but struggle to pay back that debt due to a systemic gender pay gap that puts them...
View ArticleWhat We and Our Partners Think of the Department of Education’s New “Borrower...
The U.S. Department of Education today issued its proposed “defense to repayment” or “borrower defense” rule. The proposed rule shows DOE intends to: Ban the arbitration clauses... Read more The post...
View ArticleTrump University Charged $35,000 for Three-Day Unaccredited Program
Like many for-profit colleges, Trump University routinely used predatory tactics to will thousands of dollars away from individuals seeking a better life. In exchange, students were left up to $35,000...
View ArticleWho Said It: A Closer Look at Trump U and Other For-Profit Institutions
You’ve probably heard a lot recently in the news about Donald Trump’s for-profit school, Trump University. Like many for-profit colleges, the school pressured students into maxing out credit cards and...
View ArticleStudents Struggling With Debt Are Tasty Bait for Payday Lending Loan Sharks
Payday lenders target and exploit individuals who are most strapped for cash and promise a quick and easy solution to all their financial woes. Unfortunately, there is no better pool of financially...
View ArticleHere’s What Our Partners Think of Huge Pell Grant Slashes
Today, the House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS) subcommittee marked up the 2017 FY Labor-H Appropriations Bill, highlighted by sweeping cuts to Pell and... Read more The post...
View ArticleA Leg Up: How a Privileged Minority Is Graduating Without Debt
The minority of students fortunate enough to graduate from public colleges without debt are doing so due to some built-in privileges. The post A Leg Up: How a Privileged Minority Is Graduating Without...
View ArticleSURVEY: Been Scammed by a Student Debt Scheme?
Why are companies charging thousands of dollars for student loan help you can get for free? Encourage the Department of Education to continue cracking down on fake "student debt relief companies."...
View ArticleSomething Strange With Your Student Loans? Who Can You Call? The Department...
Something fishy about your student loans or college? There's now a really easy way to complain to the people who can fix it. The post Something Strange With Your Student Loans? Who Can You Call? The...
View ArticleDefrauded Students Deserve Refunds
Right now, the Department of Education is asking for feedback on what will become the law of the land for defrauded student loan borrowers. Borrowers should be protected and those who've been taken...
View ArticleFor-Profit Colleges Like Trump U Must Be Held Accountable
For all of their promises of high-quality instruction, many for-profit students leave their programs dissatisfied and defrauded. Use our tools to tell your attorney general or governor that predatory...
View ArticleWealthy Institutions Can—and Should—Invest More in Low-Income Students, Says...
Nearly 4 in 5 of these wealthy institutions have an annual net price for low-income students that exceeds 60 percent of their annual family income. These colleges can and should do more to enroll a...
View ArticleRobust Income-Driven Repayment Programs Can Help Borrowers Keep Payments Low
Borrowers’ lives are busy enough; let’s afford students the benefit of not having to worry about seeing their bills unexpectedly skyrocket. The post Robust Income-Driven Repayment Programs Can Help...
View ArticlePutting Student Debt Reform on The Map
As state and local governments continue to put student debt reform on the map, we will too: this is a map of legislative action, sortable by issue area, taken on the state and local level in 2016. And...
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