Joanne Jacobs
Biden forgives college loans, but young voters move right
Forgiving student loans -- more than $160 million so far -- and lowering monthly payments doesn't seem to be helping Biden very much with...
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Joanne Jacobs
Apr 102 min read
College or Chipotle? High school graduates need more choices
America invests more than $500 billion of taxpayer money in colleges each year, writes Ryan Craig, in an Education Next forum. That...
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 30, 20232 min read
Hey, hey, we won't pay: 40% of student debtors aren't paying
More than 22 million former college students were supposed start repaying their loans on Oct. 1 when the three-year-long pandemic pause...
Joanne Jacobs
Jul 19, 20231 min read
$1.7 trillion in college debt is 'mostly unrepayable'
Even if President Biden is able to figure some student loans, most of the $1.7 trillion in college debt will not be repaid -- ever, write...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20232 min read
$1.78 trillion in college debt: Can US derail the debt train?
Student loan debt now totals $1.78 trillion, reports Motley Fool. That number has doubled in the last 10 years. The average debtor owes...
Joanne Jacobs
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Debtors will have to repay student loans: 'We won't be able to afford a new house'
More than three years after student loan payments were paused and interest rates were cut to zero, borrowers will have to resume payments...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 30, 20221 min read
Serve your country to clear your student loans
Link college loans to civilian or military service, writes Steve Cohen in City Journal. "President Biden’s plan to 'forgive' student...
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