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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
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10 key education sector expectations for Union Budget 2024
The 2024-25 Interim Budget saw a historic increase in funding for education.
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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
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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
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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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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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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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A millennial dad's $0 student-loan payments gave his family some breathing room. Then courts blocked Biden's repayment plan leaving 8 million borrowers like him in limbo.
Alan Pedrick, 41, is worried he'll have to cut back on his kids' after-school programs if the SAVE …
Ayelet Sheffey
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A major student-loan company is being sued over claims it mismanaged 8 million borrowers' accounts, blocking them from lower payments and debt relief
The American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit against student-loan company MOHELA over claims…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Student-loan borrowers can likely count on more debt cancellation if Kamala Harris wins the presidency
Kamala Harris has backed several key student-loan forgiveness efforts during her career.
Ayelet Sheffey
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8 million student-loan borrowers on Biden's new repayment plan don't have to make payments after a federal court blocked the program in full
A court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan. All 8 million impacted borrowers will be plac…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A federal court has now blocked Biden's new student-loan repayment plan in full, prohibiting borrowers from getting cheaper payments and debt cancellation
The 8th Circuit Appeals Court blocked the SAVE student-loan repayment plan in its entirety, forcing…
Ayelet Sheffey
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35,000 student-loan borrowers in public service are getting $1.2 billion in debt wiped out after fixes to a key relief program
The Education Department approved another batch of student-loan borrowers for debt relief through t…
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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More student-loan borrowers are getting debt cancellation through bankruptcy 2 years after Biden streamlined the process
The Justice Department announced that 98% of student-loan borrowers who requested bankruptcy relief…
Ayelet Sheffey
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A Gen Xer got $112,000 in student loans forgiven after paying off a 'worthless degree' for over a decade. Now she can enter retirement debt-free.
Sheila Reed, 57, graduated from a school the Education Department later found fraudulent. She was "…
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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Student-loan borrowers are entering a new 'Wild West' where any form of debt relief is much less certain
The Supreme Court struck down the Chevron doctrine, inviting uncertainty over the fate of federal r…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Biden's second attempt at broader student-loan forgiveness could now happen in October
The Education Department plans to finalize its next student-loan forgiveness plan in October. Borro…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Some student-loan borrowers might get debt cancellation now that a major forgiveness program is back
The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program was paused in May as borrowers were transitioned away f…