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A major student-loan company is being punished for preventing over 460,000 borrowers from accessing cheaper monthly payments
The Education Department placed a second penalty on student-loan company MOHELA over failure to pro…
Ayelet Sheffey
Biden's Education Department is considering avenues to make 450,000 more workers eligible for a key student-debt cancellation program
The Education Department issued a request for information on expanding Public Service Loan Forgiven…
Ayelet Sheffey
Kerala government implements 'Fake News detection' in school textbooks
In a move to empower school children, the Kerala government to include the identification of fake n…
ANI
Musk's DOGE wants to 'delete' entire government agencies. Here's where the most people are employed and what they make.
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have floated trimming headcount at government agencies. BI looked at …
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
Elon Musk is looking to cut government waste. Here's what the US spends money on right now.
Trump selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to identify areas to cut government spending. The US s…
Ayelet Sheffey,Madison Hoff
Student-loan borrowers can expect 2 of Biden's key debt relief efforts to face roadblocks under Trump
President-elect Donald Trump is unlikely to continue Biden's student-debt relief efforts, from the …
Ayelet Sheffey
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
Australia announced a sweeping plan to forgive 20% of student debt
The move, which could take effect in June if the current Labor government stays in power, would era…
Hannah Abraham
Millions of student-loan borrowers are waiting for broad debt cancellation. The next president won't have any immediate answers.
Millions of student-loan borrowers were counting on debt cancellation under Biden. Then came the la…
Ayelet Sheffey
10 key education sector expectations for Union Budget 2024
The 2024-25 Interim Budget saw a historic increase in funding for education.
More student-loan borrowers are taking advantage of an updated route to get rid of their debt in bankruptcy court, top Democratic senators say
Sen. Elizabeth Warren led some of her colleagues in calling on Biden's administration to bolster ou…
Ayelet Sheffey
8 million student-loan borrowers struggling to afford key long-term expenses could get debt cancellation through a new Biden proposal
The Education Department released its proposal to get student-debt relief to borrowers facing finan…
Ayelet Sheffey
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
8 million student-loan borrowers enrolled in Biden's new repayment plan won't have to make payments for at least another 6 months
The Education Department extended the student-loan payment pause by at least 6 more months for borr…
Ayelet Sheffey
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
8 million student-loan borrowers who remain blocked from cheaper payments and debt cancellation are getting a step closer to a final decision on Biden's new repayment plan
A Missouri judge blocked student-loan forgiveness under the SAVE plan and will soon hear oral argum…
Ayelet Sheffey
Disability affairs department receives hike of 0.02%, allocated Rs 1,225 crore in budget
The Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities has been allocated a total of Rs 1,225.2…
PTI
60,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $4.5 billion in debt cancellation while Biden's broader relief remains blocked in court
The latest student-loan forgiveness announcement brings the total number of borrowers approved for …
Ayelet Sheffey
Budget: Rs 13,539 cr allocated to social justice department, 37% higher than last year
This increase is primarily focused on enhancing welfare programmes for marginalised communities and…
PTI
Kamala Harris wants to expand student-loan forgiveness for 10,000 doctors and nurses who agree to work in rural areas
Vice President Kamala Harris is proposing an expansion of student-loan forgiveness programs to recr…