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Students who say their for-profit college degrees are worthless took their "debt strike" to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday.
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New research shows if students don't think they can afford college, they may not even apply.
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The Legislature had given that authority to schools in 2003. But now, higher tuition costs are making colleges unaffordable for many Texas students and…
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From 2003 to 2012, state funding decreased by 12 percent overall while median tuition rose 55 percent across all public colleges," the General Accountability Office says.
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Noelle Johnson has about $20,000 in student loans and is still working on her degree. Without the higher earnings a B.A. can bring, even a modest student debt load can pose a big challenge.
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77 million Americans have debt in collections, a full third of everyone in the country with a credit line. According to the Urban Institute, they also owe…
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Yesterday President Obama signed a presidential memorandum that, when implemented, expands access to a repayment cap of 10 percent of income to an…
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Some of the factors keeping low-income students from getting into college aren't always obvious to the public, higher education insiders tell Morning Edition'sDavid Greene.
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Students are taking on record levels of debt to pay for college. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, says it's a drag on the economy and is calling for changes to the federal student loan system.
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When calculating cost, the sticker price is key, right? And aren't federal and private loans pretty much the same? Review some common mistakes people make in assessing the price of college.