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- California Governor’s 2013-14 May Budget Revision: FAFSA Proposal Still Misses the Mark
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News & Views
This is where we post our commentary on current events, recommended links and news articles, and other items of interest that relate to the Institute's work.
Pay As You Earn Now Available to Help New College Grads
Starting tomorrow (Friday, December 21), recent college graduates with federal student loans can apply to lower their monthly payments using the Pay As You Earn plan. This new repayment plan has a lower monthly payment cap than the more widely … Continue reading
New Pay-As-You-Earn Plan Will Make Loan Payments More Affordable for Borrowers with Modest Incomes
Recent and soon-to-be college graduates will soon have a new option to help keep their federal student loan payments manageable and avoid default—the Pay-As-You-Earn repayment plan recently finalized by the U.S. Department of Education. Students graduating from college this year … Continue reading
Posted in Federal and State Policy, Student Debt
Tagged Income-Based Repayment, Pay-As-You-Earn
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PBR Nightly Business Report – “College Students Graduating Deeper in Debt”
Posted in Data and Research, In the News, Student Debt
Tagged Student Debt and the Class of 2011
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TICAS VP Drives Home the Importance of Meaningful Disclosure
TICAS vice president Pauline Abernathy served on a panel at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) on September 19, 2012 . The event’s focus was on providing better information about earnings and outcomes for potential college students and their families, in … Continue reading
Posted in California Access & Success, Student Debt
Tagged abernathy, college, debt, disclosure, loan, pauline, student, transparency, unemployment
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In a Win for Students, Kern Community College District Trustees Postpone Vote on Axing Federal Loans
In a victory for community college students, the Kern Community College District Trustees have postponed a vote on whether to do away with access to federal loans at Bakersfield College in California. For those who can’t otherwise afford to attend … Continue reading
Court Strikes Down Low “Gainful Employment” Repayment Rate Standard but Affirms Education Department’s Authority to Act and the Need to Do So
On Saturday, June 30, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision in APSCU v. Arne Duncan et al which challenged the Department of Education’s gainful employment regulations. Those regulations apply to career education … Continue reading
No Evidence of “Over-Borrowing” Problem at Either Community Colleges or For-Profit Colleges
Some community colleges and for-profit colleges have expressed concerns that their students borrow more than they really need in federal loans. We looked into available data and found no evidence that “over-borrowing” is a problem at either community colleges or … Continue reading
CNBC’s “Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis”
CNBC’s “Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis” The Institute’s president Lauren Asher appears in CNBC‘s original documentary “Price of Admission: America’s College Debt Crisis,” weighing in on the rising cost of college and student debt in the United States.
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