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New York Post

5 days ago

Joe Biden lies and lies and lies because he's never had to pay any price

Joe Biden has a history of lying, including fabricating personal history and false claims on policy. [ more ]

Truthout

2 weeks ago

New Bill Could Pave the Way Toward Banning Student Debt Cancellation

Activists alarmed by potential ban on student loan cancellation in FAA Reauthorization Act.

Debt Collective raises concerns over language prohibiting relief for certain student loans. [ more ]

Truthout

11 months ago

Central Legal Argument in Supreme Court Case Against Student Debt Relief Is "Fundamentally False," Analysis Finds

A new analysis finds evidence that the case should never have been accepted by the Supreme Court.Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C, on February 28, 2023.ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images An argument at the very center of Republican attorney generals' Supreme Court case against President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation analysis is based on a "fundamentally false" assertion, according to a new and apparent first-of-its-kind analysis released this week.

Truthout

"He Is Not Ready": Raphael Warnock Blasts No-Show Herschel Walker During Debate

Sen. Raphael Warnock on Sunday blasted his Republican opponent Herschel Walker - represented at the Atlanta debate by an empty podium to the Democratic incumbent's left - for lying about his "well-documented history of violence" and opposing student debt relief, prescription drug price reforms, and other popular policy moves.

Truthout

Sanders to Democrats: If You Support Progressive Policies, "You Win Elections"

On Tuesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) explained to Democrats that, if they want to win elections this fall and beyond, they must support and implement popular progressive policies like student debt cancellation and resist pressure from deep-pocketed donors to give sweeping tax breaks to corporations and the wealthy.

Truthout

"Give Millions of People a Raise": Progressives Ask Biden to Expand Overtime Law

On Tuesday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) urged President Joe Biden to extend his of major executive actions by greatly raising the overtime threshold, making overtime pay available to millions more workers in the U.S. CPC Chair Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) issued a statement ahead of Labor Day calling for Biden and his Department of Labor (DOL) to raise the overtime salary threshold from a meager $35,568 to the salary of the 55th percentile of full time salaried earners, or $83,000, by 2026.

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New York Post

6 days ago

Biden's vote-buying student debt ploy says 'Screw you' to taxpayers, Congress and SCOTUS

President Biden continues to cancel student debt, imposing financial burden on taxpayers and potentially encouraging colleges to raise tuition costs. [ more ]

New York Post

Will student-debt racketeering save Biden in November?

President Biden cancels $1.2 billion in federal student debt for 153,000 borrowers.

White House continues student debt cancellations despite Supreme Court ruling. [ more ]

Sacramento Bee

Biden is showcasing student loan relief efforts as he campaigns in California

President Biden is automatically canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers under the SAVE program.

The first round of forgiveness under the SAVE plan will clear $1.2 billion in loans. [ more ]

Fatherly

9 Million Borrowers Were Mistakenly Told Their Student Loans Were Forgiven

Thanks to an email oversight, nine million student loan borrowers were falsely informed that they were approved for student loan forgiveness.The emails were sent along with 16 million legitimate approval emails by the Department of Education back in November, informing a portion of the 26 million people who applied for President Biden's landmark debt relief plan that they were approved for debt relief.

Boston.com

Pressley, Warren will hit the road to help people apply for student debt relief

"It's not true [that] 'if you build it, they will come' if folks don't know about it."

New York Daily News

Biden administration forgives $3.9 billion in student loans at ITT Technical Institute

The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it was putting forward another round of loan cancellations for former students of a closed for-profit college.

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Entrepreneur

2 weeks ago

Data science

These College Majors Earn the Highest Mid-Career Salaries | Entrepreneur

Engineering majors dominate the list of college majors with median mid-career wages over $100,000.

As college tuition rates increase, students are incurring significant levels of student debt. [ more ]

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Crisp: A word in defense of student borrowers

Student debt in the US exceeds $1.7 trillion, with the average debt being $38,000 or more.

There is a growing societal shift towards viewing college education as a private rather than a public good, leading to increased student debt burdens. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Moment Bronx medical students find out school will be tuition-free video

$1bn donation for tuition-free medical education at Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Diversity and student debt at Einstein's medical school [ more ]

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Bronx Medical School Receives Historic $1 Billion Donation, Eliminates Tuition Fees For All Students - Blavity

Current fourth-year students' Spring 2024 semester tuition reimbursed

Donation will enable future students to enroll for free

Impactful donation for medical school students financially [ more ]

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Donation of $1bn cancels tuition fees at NYC medical school

Free medical education in NY's worst-performing borough funded by $1bn donation.

Largest gift to a medical school in the US, eliminating tuition fees for current and future students. [ more ]

Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

Billion-dollar gift makes tuition free at N.Y. medical college

The donation will cover tuition for all students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, one of the largest gifts to an educational institution.

David Gottesman left the $1 billion in his will, instructing his wife to fund students at Einstein. [ more ]

Entrepreneur

Ruth Gottesman's $1 Billion Donation Makes Med School Free | Entrepreneur

Medical school students often graduate with significant debt.

Dr. Ruth Gottesman's $1 billion donation to Albert Einstein School of Medicine will make tuition-free education possible. [ more ]

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Axios

Black Lives Matter

Black women still facing economic barriers

Nearly 31% of Black women working full-time have a side hustle, only half have retirement savings, 49% own homes, 58% support extended family financially.

Black women face systemic barriers to generational wealth, including high student debt compared to the general U.S. adult population.

Goldman's initiative aims to impact 1 million Black women with $10 billion in investment capital and $100 million in philanthropic capital. [ more ]

www.npr.org

2 months ago

Public health

Gen Z and millennials want to have a chat about mental health. With politicians

Maryland House Delegate Joe Vogel introduced legislation to relieve student debt for mental health professionals working in public schools.

Vogel, a member of Generation Z, is running for Congress and prioritizing addressing the mental health crisis facing young people today. [ more ]

Above the Law

2 months ago

Is It Still Worth Going To Law School? Most Law Students Don't Think So.

Almost half of all law school students have debt from their undergraduate education and less than half say law school was worth it.

Lawyer salaries are highly variable, with only a small percentage making Biglaw money. [ more ]

www.cnn.com

10 months ago

US politics

What the debt ceiling deal could mean for student loan borrowers

If passed into law, the bipartisan debt ceiling deal will dash any hope borrowers might have that the federal student loan payment pause would be extended for a ninth time.The Biden administration has repeatedly said the pandemic pause on federal student loan payments would end later this year, but officials have said that before and gone on to extend the pause again.

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www.aljazeera.com

11 months ago

Biden warns millions of jobs' at risk if debt ceiling not raised

US president accuses Republicans of holding economy hostage by demanding spending cuts to raise debt limit.United States President Joe Biden has warned the economy could enter a recession and shed millions of jobs unless Republicans agree to raise the country's $31.4 trillion debt ceiling before a fast-approaching deadline.

Truthout

GOP Targets Food Aid, Student Debt Relief, and More for Debt Ceiling Deal

The Republican chair of the House Budget Committee put forth roughly $780 billion in proposed spending cuts.From left, Representatives Jodey Arrington, Kevin Brady, and Chip Roy walk down the House steps on May 20, 2021.Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Republicans on the House Budget Committee offered a preview Wednesday of the programs they're looking to cut or overhaul as part of any agreement to lift the debt ceiling, a target list that includes food aid for low-income families, climate justice and electric vehicle funding, student debt relief, and Affordable Care Act subsidies.

Truthout

GOP Would Undermine 40 Million Student Debtors to Gain Midterm Leverage

Republican attorneys from six GOP-led states recently filed a lawsuit against President Joe Biden's popular plan for canceling student debt, but they face a steep legal challenge in convincing a federal court in Missouri to block the plan from taking effect before the midterms.

Truthout

46 Percent of Voters Are More Likely to Vote Thanks to Student Debt Relief Plan

President Joe Biden's highly anticipated move to cancel student debt for tens of millions of borrowers is widely popular and will help to motivate a large swath of voters to cast a ballot this fall, new polling finds.

Truthout

Sanders Rebukes GOP for Hypocritical "Squawking" About Student Debt Relief

Sanders criticized the GOP for griping about the cost and benefits of the student debt relief plan while staying mum about the trillions of dollars that they and other politicians have handed out to corporations and the wealthy.

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Student loan forgiveness divides Americans more by party and age than by education

(CNN)Americans' attitudes toward student debt relief are sharply divided along partisan and generational lines, polling shows -- with far less of a divide between those who have a college degree and those without one.

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www.fastcompany.com

11 months ago

Most parents would be supportive if their Gen Z children didn't want to go to college, study says

The cost of college has skyrocketed.Tuitions have increased 134% at private institutions in the past two decades and 141% at public institutions.However, a new report from Multiverse, a tech startup that offers apprenticeships as an alternate form of education, indicates that the majority of parents would be supportive if their children did not want a college degree.

www.theguardian.com

My parents failed to guide me through my education. Do I confront them? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Our eldest just started university.We have provided every conceivable support up to now, and also committed to shouldering accommodation costs for the next three years.I didn't go into higher education when young (I gained BSc and MSc a couple of years ago) but I'm now realising how much support many children get throughout their education and I can't help but reflect on the lack of parental support and guidance I received from my family.

East Bay Times

Ask Amy: This 'help' from my in-laws feels like a violation to me

Dear Amy: I have a very supportive family, but they are not able to be financially supportive of me as an adult.

I am very proud that I am about to pay off my student debt.

Alleywatch

Startup companies

#NYCtech Week in Review: 3/5/23 - 3/11/23

With so much going on in the city's thriving ecosystem, it is easy to miss some of the happenings in the space.We keep you abreast of the things that you may have missed in NYC Tech News for the week ending 3/11 including the NYC startup fundings, NYC startup exits, and NYC startup events featuring news for Opkit, Standby Deposits, Proven, and much, much more.

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New York Yankees

MLB considers verticality: The next stage of baseball's broadcast drama

I have about $14,000 left in student debt from my master's, and the payments are due on the 20th of every month.In the most perfect example of "if you owe the bank a thousand dollars, you have a problem; if you owe the bank a billion dollars, they have a problem", if I were to be late on a payment, it would be flagged on a credit report, and I would receive a reminder text, email, and phone call.

HousingWire

Real estate

Better launches 'Equity Unlocker' to help Amazon employees buy homes

Digital mortgage lender and nonbank home loan provider Better.comhas launched "Equity Unlocker," a mortgage innovation that allows employees to pledge vested stock equity as collateral for a down payment without selling their stock."At Better, our mission is to make homeownership cheaper, faster and easier for all Americans," Better CEO and founder Vishal Garg said.

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US news

Outside Supreme Court, Students Rally for Loan Forgiveness

WASHINGTON Hundreds of protesters, many college students from across the country, rallied outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday, carrying signs and posters urging the justices to back President Biden's effort to cancel some $400 billion in student loan debt.Democratic lawmakers like Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Robert Menendez and Representatives Ayanna Pressley and Judy Chu addressed supporters of the plan from the steps of the Supreme Court.

Boston.com

'Woo-hoo': How Mass. politicians reacted to Raphael Warnock's win

Politics "That's how it's done, Georgia," Rep. Ayanna Pressley tweeted.Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock won the runoff election for Georgia's second Senate seat Tuesday night, and local Democrats are celebrating the win.The new 51-49 Senate majority will make it easier for Democrats to get bills passed and fend off bills they oppose that come from the newly Republican-controlled House of Representatives.

Nytimes

Opinion | Democrats Have an Image Problem. Please, Don't Make It Worse.

Mr. Maurer is a former senior writer for "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" and a former speechwriter for the E.P.A.

Democrats have an image problem.

Boston.com

Pressley, Warren seem cautiously optimistic as Biden considers student loan forgiveness

Last week, Biden told reporters that he was "taking a hard look" at student loan forgiveness.

Truthout

Biden Says He Wants to Fulfill His Campaign Promise to Cancel Student Debt

President Joe Biden may soon fulfill a long-vaunted campaign promise to cancel some amount of student debt without action from Congress, which has become a major touchstone issue for progressives and Democratic lawmakers during Biden's time in office.

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Living With Mom and Dad While Figuring Out a Financial Exit Plan

Nicole Solero moved out of her parents' home in Orlando, Fla., after she graduated from a community college in 2019.She worked as a freelance graphic designer in a small town in South Florida, but she felt lonely and depressed working remotely while her roommate frequently traveled for work.Ms. Solero decided to move back in with her parents.

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UK news

Damage to economy may lead Labour to reconsider pledge to abolish tuition fees

Labour's pledge to abolish tuition fees may need to be reconsidered because of the damage that has been done to economy, Sir Keir Starmer has suggested.The Labour leader would not be drawn into whether he still stood by a commitment to abolish university tuition fees, first made during the 2020 leadership contest.

Truthout

77 Percent of Young Voters Said Student Debt Relief Motivated Them to Vote

The poll found that 12 percent of young voters said student debt relief was the only reason they voted.President Joe Biden greets students after speaking about student debt relief at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, on October 21, 2022.Oliver Contreras / AFP via Getty Images As President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation plan is held up in court, new polling finds that student debt relief was a major driver of votes in this year's midterm election - especially among young voters, who were crucial to delivering wins for Democrats in November.

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Mental health

Gen Z can handle stress - they're just brave enough to say it's unacceptable | Bruce Daisley

teven Bartlett, the entrepreneur and superstar podcaster, ruffled a few younger feathers recently when he described Gen Z as "the least resilient generation I have ever seen".

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Dartmouth College is eliminating loans from its financial aid packages

In this May 22, 2018 file photo, the spire of the Baker-Berry Library stands above The Green at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

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US politics

Biden says he's not confident of the outcome of the decision yet' on student loans

President Joe Biden on Wednesday raised clear concern that the Supreme Court may decide to strike down his student debt cancellation program, one day after several conservative justices expressed skepticism about the administration's authority.I'm confident we're on the right side of the law, Biden told CNN when asked if he was confident the administration would prevail in the case.

Boston.com

More than 800,000 Mass. student loan borrowers eligible for debt relief, White House says

"I was emotional walking through these numbers with my team," Rep. Ayanna Pressley said.

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | Everything You Need to Know About Biden's Plan for Student Debt Forgiveness

President Joe Biden is using executive action to forgive some government student loans.It's news many former students have been longing to hear.

Truthout

Biden's 2023 Budget Includes a 20 Percent Billionaire Minimum Income Tax

On Monday, the White House unveiled President Joe Biden's 2023 budget proposal, which includes a minimum tax on the nation's wealthiest people, a measure that progressive lawmakers and advocates have long called for.

Alleywatch

NYC startup

The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 3/8/2023

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 3/8/2023 featuring funding details for Opkit, Candidly, and much more.This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings.Opkit - $1M
Opkit, an automated health insurance verification platform, has raised $1M in Seed funding from investors that include Y Combinator, Global Founders Capital, Mischief, Socially Financed, and Rex Salisbury.

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Texas students raise $250,000 for 80-year-old school janitor forced out of retirement

After an 80-year-old janitor had to return to work after his rent was increased, Texas high school students raised more than $250,000 to help him retire.The janitor, known to students as Mr James, returned to work in January after his rent shot up by $400 a month, according to KDFW.The students at Callisburg high school, about 80 miles (130km) north of Dallas, started their campaign last week and shared it on TikTok, hoping to raise $10,000.

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UK news

Lee Anderson reported after using his staff member to make food bank point

Conservative MP Lee Anderson has been accused by Labour of harassing his own staff member and using her as a political football in a row over food bank use.The Tory MP has repeatedly attracted controversy on the subject after he claimed that poor people only food banks them because cannot budget.Mr Anderson shared a photo of a office staff member called Katy to make his point saying she earned less than 30,000 and did not need to use a food bank.

The Independent

UK news

Pressure to reach life milestones affecting younger generations more - research

Pressure to hit social milestones such as getting married, having children and buying a house is affecting younger people more than previous generations, research suggests.

www.nytimes.com

After Boycott from Law Schools, U.S. News & World Report Changes Ranking System

Under pressure amid a boycott by top law schools, U.S. News & World Report told law school deans on Monday that it will make several changes in the next edition of its influential ratings.In a letter to American law school deans published on its site, U.S. News said its next list would give more credit to schools whose graduates go on to pursue advanced degrees, or school-funded fellowships to work in public-service jobs that pay lower wages.

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Islington student sues university for 'fraudulent' degree

Tia O'Donnell is one of 37,000 students suing their university (Image: Tia O'Donnell) A former art student is suing her university saying her degree feels fraudulent after both Covid and strike action disrupted her studies.Tia O'Donnell studied at Central Saint Martins (CSM), University Arts London (UAL) between 2019 and 2022.

Fatherly

23,000 Student Loan Borrowers To Get $19 Million In Settlement - Who Qualifies

Around 23,000 student loan borrowers are slated to receive a check in the mail soon.No, not a loan forgiveness check - unfortunately - but a payout from a lawsuit that you may qualify to benefit from.Here's what you need to know.The lawsuit was brought by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and charged five debt relief companies - Docu Prep Center, Certified Doc Prep Services, Assure Direct Services, Direct Document Solutions, and Secure Preparation Services - with charging consumers with "unlawful advance fees."

Fatherly

Forcing Student Loan Payments To Resume Will Be A "Financial Catastrophe"

More than 200 national, state, and local organizations just put the Biden Administration on blast in an open letter, urging the president to extend the student loan pause currently set to expire on Dec. 31, 2022.If he doesn't, the letter claims, the results could be disastrous.As a result of what the Administration called "blatantly political lawsuits," the President's plan to forgive a momentous and life-changing amount of student debt for Americans has been stalled indefinitely, putting millions of borrowers at financial risk.

Fatherly

Some Loan Holders Could Be Unfairly Shut Out Of Loan Forgiveness - Unless Congress Acts

What seemed like a smart financial decision may have unintended consequences for some student loan borrowers.

Fatherly

79,000 More Borrowers Get Their Loans Wiped Out - Who Qualifies

The U.S. Department of Education announced on August 30th that it will cancel all remaining federal loans taken out by the students who attended Westwood College.

Fatherly

7.5 Million Defaulted Borrowers Will Have A "Fresh Start" On Their Loans - Here's Who Qualifies

The Biden Administration recently shared more details on its "Fresh Start" initiative, a plan first announced in April that will help 7.5 million student loan borrowers who have defaulted on their loans return to a repayment plan in "good standing."

Fatherly

Biden Might Extend The Student Loan Payment Pause Again

If you're one of the millions of student debt holders stressing about the approaching August 31st deadline marking the end of the student loan payment pause, there's reason to believe that the moratorium could be extended again.

www.cnn.com

4 charts that show how college costs, student loan borrowing and grant aid have changed over time

The cost of college is not skyrocketing at least for now, when factoring in the average amount of grant aid students receive.Most schools offer grants, money that students don't have to pay back, making the actual amount they pay for college, known as the net cost, lower than the published sticker price.

www.npr.org

The college enrollment drop is finally letting up. That's the good news

Undergraduate college enrollment is continuing its years-long decline, though at a much less drastic rate than during the pandemic.

Portland Mercury

Portland

Good Afternoon, News: Trouble in Student Debt Paradise, Congress Waits to Curtail Own Wealth, and the Week in Portland's First 2020 Protest Civil Case

The Mercury provides news and fun every single day-but your help is essential.

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Portland

THE TRASH REPORT: Pizza Entitlement, Fancy Dresses, and Why Voting Doesn't Matter (Except When It Does, Like NOW)

Hi everyone, and welcome back to The Trash Report, where I sift through some really very dark and depressing news to bring you a few juicy odds and ends and then add my cute commentary to hopefully bring a little bit of joy into an extremely sad time!

kvue.com

Students whose families earn less than $100,000 can get free tuition at Princeton

More than 25% of the undergrads at Princeton won't have to pay anything for tuition, room and board, according to the school.

Digiday

How high tuition costs and low salaries lead to painful student debt for some journalists

The combination of sky-high college tuition prices and low, stagnant wages has led to crushing student debt for some journalists.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago

Letters: Readers unpack reactions to student debt forgiveness

The GOP's attacks on President Biden's forgiveness of college student loans as a handout to rich Harvard graduates are, at best, disingenuous and dishonest.

www.vice.com

Joe Biden, Indebted Americans Flood Student Loan Websites With Traffic, Break Them

Image: Drew Angerer/Getty Images The websites for two of the largest federal student loan providers have been hugged to death, presumably by millions of people checking to see whether President Joe Biden just disappeared some of their student loans with the stroke of a pen.

Brooklyn Eagle

Brooklyn College ranks high in value, aid by Princeton Review

For the 21st straight year, Brooklyn College was named to The Princeton Review's "Best 388 Colleges for 2023" on Wednesday.

Nytimes

What to Know as the Pause on Student Loans Is Set to Expire

There are signs that the pause on payments and interest on most federal student loans will be extended past the end of this month.But the details on loan forgiveness remain unclear.

Insidehighered

For-profits seek to intervene in defrauded borrower settlement

A major for-profit lobbying organization filed a motion Wednesday to intervene in a lawsuit that was recently settled by the Department of Education.

Insidehighered

Chileans will vote on free tuition

A vote on whether Chile will accept a radical new constitution that enshrines bold commitments to higher education reform is said to be on a knife's edge as the crucial poll approaches.

Insidehighered

Many for-profits would fail under gainful-employment rule change

Under the Biden administration's proposed gainful-employment rule, 40 percent of programs at for-profit colleges would fail, potentially risking their ability to qualify for federal student aid, according to a new study released Wednesday by the Institute for College Access and Success.

Insidehighered

NSC report shows total enrollment down by 4.1 percent

Enrollment across all sectors of higher education continued to decline this past semester, extending a trend that began during the coronavirus pandemic, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Insidehighered

Young Americans and those with debt see less value in college

The Federal Reserve Bank does more than set the nation's monetary policy; it also keeps close tabs on Americans' views of the economy and their own financial well-being.

Fatherly

Student Loan Bill Could Have Qualified Borrowers Debt Free In 5 Years

Student loan debt continues to be a concern Americans have as they wait for the Biden Administration to decide whether to enact a wide-scale student loan cancelation.

Fatherly

Education Department Proposed $85B In Student Loan Cancellation

Though President Biden campaigned with a promise to cancel up to $10,000 in student debt, widespread debt cancelation action has yet to come to pass.

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San Francisco

"San Francisco Mime Troupe" Live Summer Musical in the Park (2022)

The Tony Award-winning San Francisco Mime Troupe continues its 2022 season with more free and lively performances in park settings around the Bay Area with their 2022 production "Back to the Way Things Were."

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San Francisco

SF Student March & May Day Protest to Cancel Student Debt (Mission to City Hall)

San Francisco Rising Students will join a May Day march to pressure the Biden administration to abolish student debt.

Fatherly

45,000 More People Just Had Their Student Loans Wiped Out

Another slew of student loan debt has been wiped out.

Fatherly

$16 Million More In Loans Were Just Canceled But Not By the Government

As President B iden and the Department of Education continue to work out bolstering other student loan forgiveness programs, another $16 million in loans were just canceled.

My Shingle

Law

Sidehustles for Lawyers: How To Achieve Your Dream on Your Schedule Legally and Ethically

As you've probably heard a million times already, we're living in the age of the Great Reassessment where employees are rethinking their priorities and leaving their jobs to pursue their passion.

Washington Post

Business

Analysis | How Biden Wants to Trim a Mountain of Student Debt

President Joe Biden has been considering forgiving some government student loan debt.

Fatherly

Largest Debt Cancellation Ever: $5.8 Billion in Student Loans Dissolved

There's been mounting pressure on President Joe Biden and his administration to follow through on a large campaign promise to reduce, or outright cancel, student debt for people with federal student loans.

Nytimes

College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic's Effects Ebb

A generation of students may be weighing the value of college versus its cost, questioning whether college is still the ticket to the middle class.

the Guardian

Mental health

William Brewer: 'The Red Arrow isn't a drug book, but...'

illiam Brewer, 33, is the author of I Know Your Kind (2017), a collection of poems about poverty and drug addiction in West Virginia, where he was born and grew up.

New York Daily News

Anonymous donor pays off student loans for all new graduates at Texas HBCU Wiley College

More than 100 graduating seniors at Wiley College walked out Saturday with a diploma - and no student debt.

CBC

Canada news

Tax returns stuck in limbo for 50,000 teachers who applied for a school-supply tax credit | CBC News

Elementary and junior high school teacher Kajsa Hansen said she was counting on her expected $12,467 tax refund to pay upcoming bills, such as a new battery for her motorized wheelchair.

Fatherly

This Biden Admin Student Loan Change Will Help 8 Million People

Last week, the Biden Administration announced a new spate of programs designed to provide relief to millions of student loan borrowers.

Truthout

Biden Extends Student Loan Payment Pause, Erases Default Status for Millions

On Wednesday, President Joe Biden officially announced that his administration will be extending the student loan payment pause and erasing default status for millions of borrowers so that they can get a "fresh start" when payments eventually restart.

Truthout

Democrats Lost 12-Point Lead Among Child Tax Credit Recipients After It Expired

While the expanded child tax credit was still being sent to families last year, Democrats held a huge electoral advantage over Republicans among recipients.

TODAY.com