June 5, 2013 in Bloomberg News. Cross-posted in Businessweek on June 6, 2013; the Portland PressHerald on June 6, 2013; Inforum on June 6, 2013; and Money News on June 6, 2013. by Meera Lewis Dr. Steve Sherick wants to build the emergency-care business he started two years ago that...
June 3, 2013 in Education Week by Caralee Adams As the political debate heats up over student-loan interest rates, advocacy groups are organizing to voice concern over college affordability on June 5, which has been declared “Student Debt Day 2013.”...
Fox News on June 2, 2013
Last fall while registering students to vote in Ohio, I called a student who had filled out incomplete information on his voter registration form. I was surprised to learn he was taking the semester off. He had moved back to...
By Jennifer Wang This past February, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the federal government would make roughly $36 billion off of student loans in 2013. When they pulled back out their calculators, they found that they were off by a...
GoLocalWorcester.com on May 23, 2013 Since introducing the Bank on Students Loan Fairness Act to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st, Senator Warren has received an outpouring of support from students and their families, colleges and...
MinnPost on May 22, 2013 By Devin Henry WASHINGTON — When it comes to student loan reform, the White House and House GOP agree on this much: now’s the time to overhaul the system. The question is whether they can...
Before It’s News on May 21, 2013 As part of their latest effort to rebrand the GOP as a more caring party, House Republicans are scheduled this week to put forward a student lending bill called the “Smarter Solutions for...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 21, 2013 By Tim Grant Private student loan borrowers are so hard up for money within eight years of leaving college that about half have had to let go of everyday services like cable TV and...
Washington Monthly on May 15, 2013 By Daniel Luzer For years politicians and education pundits have called for more “transparency” in higher education. What programs graduate their students on time? What colleges produce graduates with the highest salaries? How are students...