Student loans in the U.S. total nearly $1.7 trillion, and at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, President Trump temporarily paused federal student loan payments and dropped interest rates to … Continue reading “Did You Know? Another Pause on Student Loan Repayments”
Student debt isn’t necessarily always bad. For some, taking out the necessary amount of loans to fund one’s education may be a prudent decision. But before taking out a loan, … Continue reading “North Carolina Aims to Halt Predatory Student Loan Lending”
Now that President Biden has been sworn in as the 46th president, he wants to hit the ground running and attend to urgent priorities. One of his first moves was … Continue reading “Biden Could Shake Up Higher Ed—If He Doesn’t Endorse the Status Quo”
For decades, law school was a growth industry. Back in 1970, there were 146 law schools with an enrollment of 78,000 students; by 2013, there were 201 schools, enrolling 139,000 … Continue reading “Could Law School Be the Worst Higher Education Investment?”
It was a bad idea for the federal government ever to get into the business of financing college with its various grants and loans, but at least in the old … Continue reading “The Burden of Uncle Sam’s “Generosity” Towards College Students”
Is there a student loan crisis? A Brookings study says no.