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The Biden Administration's labor department is hitting the road for 'Good Jobs Summer'
A good job means more than just one that pays well; workers should be able to get there, and not be…
Juliana Kaplan
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Key student-debt relief programs are at risk if Congress doesn't boost Education Department funding, 25 Democratic lawmakers say
Following a botched FAFSA rollout and rocky return to student-loan repayment, Elizabeth Warren is c…
Ayelet Sheffey
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More than 1 million student-loan borrowers could soon be transferred to a new company after their servicer requested a lighter load, the Education Department says
The Education Department agreed to student-loan company MOHELA's request to transfer some of its bo…
Ayelet Sheffey
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7.3 million students will be eligible for Pell Grants in the Education Department's latest update to a key financial aid application
The Education Department announced an update to its FAFSA calculations to make more students eligib…
Ayelet Sheffey
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The Education Department agrees to consider more student-loan borrowers for its second attempt at debt relief
Following mounting pressure from advocates and Democrats, the Education Department said it's holdin…
Ayelet Sheffey
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America's way of measuring poverty is stuck in the 1960s. Here's how we can fix it.
Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make a…
Juliana Kaplan,Noah Sheidlower,Allie Kelly
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Some student-loan borrowers will soon get cheaper monthly payments through Biden's new repayment plan — but their accounts might be paused in the meantime
The Education Department is placing some student-loan borrowers on the SAVE plan on forbearance as …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Gen Z isn't sure higher education is worth it — and it might be taking a toll on Harvard
Applications to Harvard this year dropped 5% as the school was scrutinized for its response to the …
Ayelet Sheffey
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2.7 million student-loan borrowers' accounts will be switched to a company that the Education Department previously punished for poor customer service
Navient announced it would begin outsourcing servicing of its privately held student loans to MOHEL…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan may have gotten a win after a federal judge ruled only 3 states 'just barely' have standing to challenge the plan
Of the 11 GOP state attorneys general who sued to block the SAVE student-loan repayment plan, a jud…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer got $110,000 in student loans forgiven after he'd paid off more than he borrowed. It's allowed him to scrap his plans to work part time in retirement.
Steven Perry, 58, thought the notice confirming his student-loan forgiveness was a scam. But after …
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers could get extra money from their school under a new Education Department proposal
Some schools are keeping student-loan borrower and Pell Grant recipients' unused meal plan funds at…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Delivering food on an e-bike or moped is a deadly endeavor in New York City
The fatality rate for app-based delivery drivers using non-car transport is five times as high as c…
Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff
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Student-loan borrowers who have faced repayment errors should get a 'personalized' explanation on how their account is being corrected — but it'll take time, the Education Department says
The Education Department said it could take "several weeks" for student-loan borrowers to get a not…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Middle-class Gen Xers are facing a new retirement challenge: their student loans
Student-loan debt is weighing down older workers, who may see their Social Security garnished to pa…
Juliana Kaplan,Ayelet Sheffey
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Over a dozen GOP states seeking to block student-loan forgiveness through Biden's SAVE repayment plan may have been set back by a separate court ruling
A ruling in a separate lawsuit to block student-debt relief could suggest how the court might rule …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A key phase in Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan has wrapped up, bringing borrowers one step closer to relief. But pushback is brewing.
The public comment period for Biden's new student-loan forgiveness plan is over, meaning implementa…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers should no longer be serviced by a major company that's been scrutinized for bad behavior, a group of Democratic lawmakers and advocates say: 'It's time to fire MOHELA'
The Education Department has already punished MOHELA, but Rep. Ilhan Omar said that "it is time to …
Ayelet Sheffey
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160,500 more student-loan borrowers are getting $7.7 billion in 'much needed' debt cancellation
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement means that more than one out of every 10 federal b…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Special Education, Inc.
When Audax Group's private equity arm bought a chain of schools specializing in autistic students, …