US President Donald Trump speaks as he prepares to sign executive orders in the Oval Office of the … [+] White House in Washington, DC on March 6, 2025. Trump is expected to sign an executive order instructing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to dismantle the department she now leads, US media has reported. (Photo
Larry, 60, graduated from law school in 1990 with just over $68,000 in student debt. Due to scholarships — along with Pell Grants from his undergraduate education — Larry, who requested his last name be withheld for privacy, was able to finish his higher education with what he said was a manageable balance at the
UNITED STATES – APRIL 18: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testifies during the House … [+] Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies hearing on Tuesday, April 18, 2023. Caronda spoke out against the latest court ruling threatening student loan forgiveness under SAVE and other income-driven plans. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc
WASHINGTON, DC October 17, 2022: US President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona … [+] deliver an update on student loan forgiveness in the South Court Auditorium of Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Monday, October 17, 2022. (Photo by Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post via Getty Images The Biden
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 1: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks following a Supreme Court’s ruling at the … [+] White House on July 1, 2024 in Washington, DC. One of Biden’s central student loan forgiveness and repayment programs is facing significant legal challenges. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images) Getty Images The Education Department released new
UNITED STATES – APRIL 17: Chairwoman Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., conducts the House Education and … [+] the Workforce Committee hearing on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images). Foxx slammed the Biden administration’s decision to place millions of borrowers in forbearance in the wake of court rulings blocking student loan
Over 1 in 3 Americans with student loans aren’t making any repayments — here’s 3 ways to kick debt to the curb Student loans are an ugly reality for millions of Americans. However, recent years have brought some much-welcome financial relief. From March 2020 to September 2023, all federal student loans were effectively frozen and
Boston, MA – March 18: US Senator Elizabeth Warren cheering after a teachers testimonial of their … [+] student loan forgiveness during American Federation of Teachers roundtable discussion. (Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Borrowers with privately-owned school debt have a new option for student loan
US President Joe Biden speaks about his Investing in America agenda, at Gateway Technical College in … [+] Sturtevant, Wisconsin, on May 8, 2024. The Biden administration is in the final stages of creating a new student loan forgiveness plan, which would include a pathway to relief based on financial hardship. (Photo by Mandel NGAN
In remarks regarding the growing unrest on college campuses nationwide last Thursday, President Biden denounced the violent acts associated with many of the demonstrations and the growing wave of antisemitism on college campuses. But, as the saying goes, talk is cheap. There’s one simple way to give his position teeth: Congress should enact legislation prohibiting