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White House Mulls Student Loan Debt Relief Plans
Jun 1, 2022
Latest proposal would cancel $10,000 in debt for borrowers earning less than $150,000.
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Parent PLUS Loans Increase Racial Wealth Gap
Jun 1, 2022
A new study finds that substantial racial disparities within the loan program disproportionately impact low-income families, and black and Latinx parents, in particular.
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New Survey on Gen Z Enrollment Habits
Jun 1, 2022
Study finds that parents are a more important part of the admissions process than in the past, particularly for white and Asian students.
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Report Analyzes Differences Among Asian American Subgroups
Jun 1, 2022
Study finds troubling gaps in college attainment and completion levels that are often missed by lumping all Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Americans into one category.
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Spring Enrollment Declines Worse Than Expected
May 26, 2022
New data from the National Student Clearinghouse found that enrollment declines continued to worsen this spring, extending a pandemic-era trend.
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Administration Expands Efforts to Support Mental Health and Students with Disabilities
May 25, 2022
The Education Dept. highlights new resources to uphold the rights of students with disabilities and urges colleges to use COVID relief funds to address campus mental health needs.
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Educated Young Adults Take Longer to Get a Good Job, Study Finds
May 25, 2022
The pathway to a good job has become longer and more challenging for young adults to navigate.
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Education Dept. Announces Overhaul to Student Loan Servicing
May 25, 2022
New plan aims to hold student loan servicers accountable with performance objectives such as reducing student loan borrower default and student loan delinquency.
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Tuition Discounts Rise at Private Colleges
May 25, 2022
Discount rates for first-time undergraduates at private nonprofit colleges reach a record high of 54.5 percent, according to a new NACUBO study.
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Education Dept. Extends Student Aid Verification Relief
May 19, 2022
The extension could help prevent more than 100,000 students from not enrolling or re-enrolling in college with financial aid during the coming year.
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Senate Republicans Introduce Bill to Block Student Loan Debt Relief
May 19, 2022
Proposed legislation would prevent the Biden administration from taking any action to cancel or forgive the outstanding balances, or portions of balances, of covered loans.
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ACT Finds Rising GPAs and Flat Exam Scores
May 18, 2022
New research from ACT examines high school grade inflation and student academic achievement as more institutions embrace test-option or test-blind admissions policies.
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Race and Income Gaps in Student Debt Widen
May 18, 2022
Study finds that disparities in wealth and income by race/ethnicity that affect students' ability to attend college continue to grow, contributing to more debt and less wealth for certain students.
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Promise Programs Impact College Spending, Study Finds
May 18, 2022
Two-year colleges that received revenue from college promise programs spent less on student services and classroom instruction.
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Tuition Increases Driven by High Inflation
May 18, 2022
College tuition increases remained low amid the pandemic, but growing inflation is driving steep increases unseen since the Great Recession.
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Student Loan Interest Rates Set to Rise
May 12, 2022
The cost of federal student loans will increase by more than a percentage point this summer even as the Biden administration considers canceling some existing student loan debt.
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Connecticut Enacts Comprehensive Data Privacy Law
May 12, 2022
Governor signs bill to make Connecticut the fifth state to adopt a comprehensive consumer privacy law following California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah.
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Lawmakers File Brief in Support of Students for Fair Admissions
May 12, 2022
Dozens of conservative lawmakers submitted an amicus brief in favor of SFFA's lawsuit challenging the race-conscious admissions policies at Harvard and UNC-Chapel Hill.
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White House Expands Access to Internet
May 12, 2022
The Biden administration secures private sector commitments that will lower high-speed internet costs for millions of American families and students.
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Federal Watchdog Weighs in on Online Program Managers
May 12, 2022
Education Dept. needs to strengthen its approach to monitoring college's arrangements with third-party OPMs, Government Accountability Office report finds.