Tag: Black student debt

EdTrust applauds the Department of Education for proposing two pathways for waiving some or all of the outstanding balance of a federal student loan held by the Department.

Interest in short-term credentials is surging but their value is mixed. More research is needed to assess their effectiveness.

Here are several reasons why eliminating the Department of Education is a foolish and destructive idea.

Statement on the Biden-Harris administration’s proposed rule on student-debt cancellation for financial hardship.

The Department of Ed’s gainful employment rule and financial value transparency framework are designed to protect students from predatory programs that saddle them with large amounts of debt and low-value degrees.

After a three-year pause, student loan payments will resume in October. The timeline for payments restarting was part of negotiations for the debt-limit deal that recently was passed by Congress.…

On two consecutive days in June, the Supreme Court delivered devastating blows to federal education equity efforts aimed at helping students of color and students from low-income backgrounds earn their…

Last week, the Biden administration announced that 804,000 borrowers will have over $39 million in federal student debt cancelled as a result of the income-driven repayment (IDR) plan account adjustment.…

Approximately 43 million Americans collectively owe $1.5 trillion in federal student loan debt, but students aren’t the only ones…