By Alecia Taylor Howard University News Service Students and parents may be wondering why this year’s October went by like a breeze: no fussing, fighting or...
(New York Times) – Colleges give prospective students very little information about how much money they can expect to earn in the job market. In part...
(Bloomberg) – Laura Strong, a 29-year-old in suburban Chicago, owes $245,000 on student loans for the psychology Ph.D. she finished in 2013. This year, she says...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Recognizing that a college degree is one of the surest paths to a job and economic security,...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals who have “few people in their...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who attended the now-disgraced for-profit Corinthian Colleges...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans are in debt thanks to their education, and most of their loans come from...
STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted Wednesday to expand the benefits of popular college savings plans that President Barack Obama failed to...
(Politico) – In obscure data tables buried deep in its 2016 budget proposal, the Obama administration revealed this week that its student loan program had a...
(New York Times) – Has the student loan crisis already been solved? This might seem an absurd question. Student loan debt is at a record high of $1.1...
JEFF KAROUB, Associated Press ADRIAN, Mich. (AP) — When it came time to pick a college, Abby Slusher leaned toward a private school near her southeastern...
(New York Times) – William Zonicle did what all the job experts advise. He majored in a growing field like health care. He studied hard and...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – As middle-aged parents, Norma Richards, a veteran science teacher, and her husband were only halfway through...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Last year, in an effort to improve accountability and return-on-investment in higher education, President Obama unveiled...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – A few weeks before thousands of Black college students returned to college campuses to begin...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – This fall, the Department of Education plans to announce changes to PLUS loans that officials say will...
KIMBERLY HEFLING, AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Low-income students have inadvertently presented themselves as millionaires on an application for federal financial student aid — making...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGNTON (NNPA) – From 2003 to 2014, student debt in America skyrocketed from $250 million to $1.2 trillion, surpassing...
ERICA WERNER, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked legislation aimed at letting people refinance their student loans at lower rates, a pre-ordained...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Up to 5 million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program...
By Freddie Allen NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – More than 60 percent of Black students could receive greater financial aid for college through the Pell...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve allegations that it charged members of...
By Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. NNPA Columnist The young in America are being forced into cruel levels of debt, and this debt is already curbing...
(Slate) – It might be the hottest question in higher education today: Is a college degree still worth its cost? Despite soaring tuitions, a new study...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – During the recession, states’ education expenditures—like everything else—took a substantial hit. But a new report from...
