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Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte
Education June 30, 2023

Expert Advice: Pause Student Loan Payments and Earn Interest – Betsy Mayotte

Betsy Mayotte, President of the Institute of Student Loan Advisors, encourages people ... more

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California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten
Education August 31, 2022

California Schools Face Enrollment Crisis: Kids will be required to attend kindergarten

California schools have seen unusual drops in enrollment, with kindergarten making up ... more

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School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road
Education January 12, 2023

School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

Like the tobacco, oil, gun, opioid and vaping industries before them, the ... more

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Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds
Education October 24, 2022

Disturbing Trends: Alarming Academic Declines Affecting Students of All Backgrounds

The facts: More than half of students in poverty as well as Black, ... more

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UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs
Education May 16, 2023

UCLA Urged Expansion of Community College Baccalaureate Degree Programs

A new report by the UCLA Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles argues ... more

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Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses
Education December 8, 2022

Narcan will be required in L.A. schools. after the last overdoses

Following spates of fentanyl overdoses among students, California public schools could be ... more

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The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity
Education June 30, 2023

The Fall of Affirmative Action: Colleges Looking for New Ways to Promote Diversity

The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark ... more

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Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers
Education August 21, 2022

Beware of Student Loan Forgiveness Scams: Protect Yourself from Fraudulent Offers

Now that there's a lot of excitement about student loan forgiveness, pay ... more

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UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now
Education January 16, 2023

UN urges nations to prepare for an aging world now

All countries need new social and economic policies to prepare for the ... more

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Don’t leave it behind, you can apply for the new student loan repayment plan Don’t leave it behind, you can apply for the new student loan repayment plan
Education August 24, 2023

Don’t leave it behind, you can apply for the new student loan repayment plan

President Biden's new income-driven repayment plan launched on Tuesday. The Saving on ... more

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End of Affirmative Action? The Supreme Court Takes on Landmark College Admissions Cases End of Affirmative Action? The Supreme Court Takes on Landmark College Admissions Cases
Education October 31, 2022

End of Affirmative Action? The Supreme Court Takes on Landmark College Admissions Cases

This week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in two related cases ... more

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Supreme Court leaves student loan settlement in place Supreme Court leaves student loan settlement in place
Education April 14, 2023

Supreme Court leaves student loan settlement in place

The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block a settlement in a ... more

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UC’s 48,000 student employees strike leaves undergraduate students in limbo UC’s 48,000 student employees strike leaves undergraduate students in limbo
Education December 9, 2022

UC’s 48,000 student employees strike leaves undergraduate students in limbo

A month into the nation's largest strike involving higher education, the work ... more

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45 Million Americans are Burden by Student Loan Debt in the U.S. 45 Million Americans are Burden by Student Loan Debt in the U.S.
Education July 1, 2023

45 Million Americans are Burden by Student Loan Debt in the U.S.

About 45 million Americans have student loans, according to the most recent ... more

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Understanding State Tax Implications of Student Loan Relief for Key Considerations Understanding State Tax Implications of Student Loan Relief for Key Considerations
Education August 31, 2022

Understanding State Tax Implications of Student Loan Relief for Key Considerations

Student loan borrowers won't have to worry about paying state taxes until ... more

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Plan launched to attack high-sugar foods in schools Plan launched to attack high-sugar foods in schools
Education February 6, 2023

Plan launched to attack high-sugar foods in schools

Despite previous attempts to contain the consumption of sugar and salt in ... more

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Student loan fraud will cut off funds for thousands of young people Student loan fraud will cut off funds for thousands of young people
Education April 13, 2023

Student loan fraud will cut off funds for thousands of young people

A private, for-profit college chain with a dozen campuses across Florida and ... more

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U.S. Supreme Court takes up second Biden appeal in student debt U.S. Supreme Court takes up second Biden appeal in student debt
Education December 13, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court takes up second Biden appeal in student debt

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear President Joe Biden's ... more

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Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic
Education September 10, 2022

Latino students educational future at risk after the pandemic

They were already behind average standards before the pandemic. And during lockdown, ... more