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JANUARY 20, 2023

Although the news cycle has been dominated by the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness program and its fate at the U.S. With IDR plans, student loan recipients’ monthly payments are based on their incomes, instead of being set at a fixed amount.

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AUGUST 22, 2023

Just ahead of the return of student loans, borrowers can now apply for the Biden administration’s new plan to reduce monthly payments, the Department of Education (ED) announced Tuesday. The Saving on a Valuable Education plan (SAVE) is being touted by the administration as “the most affordable repayment plan in history.”

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

President Joe Biden "Millions of borrowers are already benefitting from enrollment in the SAVE plan, and I'm thrilled to see so many Americans submitting applications every day so that they, too, can take advantage of the most affordable student loan repayment plan in history," said U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel A.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and the Student Borrower Protection Center (SBPC) released the results of a years-long investigation into industry mismanagement of the student loan system.

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JUNE 27, 2023

About 43 million people are expected to resume or start repayments of their student loans. The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) has issued its final report and a toolkit for financial aid professionals across the nation in anticipation of the resumption of federal student loan repayments.

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JANUARY 31, 2023

The report attributes this change primarily to increases in the value of Pell Grant awards under the Biden administration. The intermountain region is always super-low because there is this strong bias against taking on loans,” he said. “A billion left behind represents a strong increase from 2017, when $2.3 This year’s $3.58

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JULY 18, 2023

ED is currently in the process of notifying 804,000 borrowers of this development, informing them that their federal student loans will be automatically discharged in the coming weeks – a total of $39 billion. “I My Administration is delivering on that commitment. Discharges will begin 30 days after notifications were sent.

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AUGUST 8, 2023

For the students who have been trapped for years by the student loan debt they took on to attend these fraudulent institutions, the rules passed by the Biden Administration have been a lifeline, a path to financial freedom and stability after being misled into a life of debt peonage."

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

He also says he believes Biden will bring up the student loan forgiveness program, now before the U.S. Supreme Court, to indicate that his administration will not give up on relief for student borrowers. “It Finding out if that is still a priority of the administration would be interesting.” Dr. Kenneth K.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Policy Seminar starts with hands-on professional development at Sunday’s Leadership Summit for College Opportunity Professionals. I began to educate my leadership, so they valued the grants,” he said. . Click to view the page: The Biden Administration Announces Plan to Forgive Up to $20,000 of Federal Student Loan Debt.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2023

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, which cancels $10,000 of debt for borrowers earning under $125,000 and offers $20,000 of relief to Pell Grant recipients, is scheduled to come before the U.S. Secretary of Education the power to “modify” and to “compromise, waive, or release” claims against students.

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MARCH 11, 2024

Due to the budget limits outlined in the Fiscal Responsibility Act (the debt limit deal), the Administration requested minimal increases across the government. The Administration also urges Congress to consider increasing the stipends offered in Upward Bound and McNair. (It Department of Education here.)

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MARCH 8, 2023

We write to express our strong support for your efforts to provide student loan relief to more than 40 million low-to-middle-income borrowers as they recover from the economic crisis brought on by the pandemic,” wrote the lawmakers. trillion in student debt, leaving them less likely to become homeowners or save for retirement.”

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FEBRUARY 26, 2024

For instance, according to CASSIE, while only about 20% of first-generation college students complete their degrees, an impressive 94% of first-generation students who studied abroad earned their undergraduate degrees.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

The First-Generation College Celebration is celebrated each year on November 8 as it marks the anniversary of signing of the 1965 Higher Education Act , which has helped millions of first-generation students persist to degree completion. .”

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AUGUST 1, 2024

Education has played a crucial role in my journey, and I am honored to support an organization that champions access and success for all students.” With Matthew A. Cherry’s keynote address, this year’s conference promises to be an unforgettable event filled with inspiration and actionable insights. .”

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JUNE 25, 2024

Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri have ruled against parts of the student loan repayment plan, known as the SAVE Plan, promoted by the Biden-Harris administration.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

A coalition of 225 organizations representing students, workers, and people of color have called on President Joe Biden to extend the federal student loan payment pause and to use every legal authority available to enact the debt relief. 31, 2022, resuming federal student loan payments in the new year.

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OCTOBER 30, 2023

Any months these borrowers are in forbearance will count as credit towards loan forgiveness through Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Income Driven Repayment plans. “The The Biden-Harris Administration is looking out for borrowers at every step throughout their return to repayment. Our oversight

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JULY 17, 2024

It marks the fifth such visit in the “Investing in America” tour series in which President Joe Biden’s Cabinet and White House officials travel across the country to highlight the administration’s policies in lowering costs, creating jobs, rebuilding infrastructure, and spurring investments in manufacturing. Cardona will be joined by U.S.

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JANUARY 10, 2023

Department of Education (ED) is proposing policies to reduce federal student loan payments costs, especially for low and middle-income borrowers. The new rules would create an affordable income-driven repayment (IDR) plan for student loan borrowers, simplify the program, and remove common pitfalls.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced a new framework to better hold student loan servicers accountable and protect borrowers from servicer errors. FSA COO Richard Cordray “The Biden-Harris Administration has made clear that we will not allow borrowers to pay the price for unacceptable servicing failures,” said U.S.

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MAY 23, 2024

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced the approval of $7.7 billion for borrowers receiving Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), those who signed up for Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, and those receiving forgiveness on income-driven repayment (IDR) due to fixes made by the administration.

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JULY 14, 2023

M ore than 804,000 borrowers will have f ederal student loans automatically discharged in the following weeks, a total of $39 billion. Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking another historic step to right these wrongs and announcing $39 billion in debt relief for another 804,000 borrowers.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

This latest relief brings the total number of public service workers who have had their student loans forgiven under the Biden-Harris administration to over 1 million. The Biden administration revised and expanded PSLF in the past year. However, administrations must keep it in place to ensure it is a long-term success.”

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OCTOBER 24, 2022

Dr. Charlie Nelms is a veteran higher education administrator and chancellor emeritus of North Carolina Central University. There’s more on the ballot than a collection of partisan or independent candidates seeking office.

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JULY 31, 2024

Department of Education plans to email borrowers with at least one outstanding federally held student loan to inform them of the Aug. 30 deadline to call their servicer and opt out if they do not want the relief.

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JULY 18, 2024

billion in approved student loan relief, according to the Biden-Harris administration. This is relief that will bring real change in their lives and marks another win for this Administration’s relentless and unapologetic work to fix a broken student loan system,” said U.S.

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JUNE 30, 2024

Mike Pierce Two-hundred and twenty-seven advocacy, labor, and civil rights groups have signed onto a letter urging the Biden-Harris Administration to provide student loan debt relief. Nebraska that similarly blocked the administration’s efforts to provide student debt relief. “It The letter — asking the U.S.

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JANUARY 5, 2023

Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) remain committed and confident in the Biden-Harris administration’s student debt relief program, filing a legal brief with the U.S. Student loan payments and interests will stay paused until the Court resolves the case.

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DECEMBER 20, 2024

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MARCH 31, 2024

Kansas has joined several states in a federal lawsuit opposing the Biden-Harris administration’s latest iteration of income-driven student loan repayment for student loan relief. The lawsuit claims that the U.S. It also cites a prior U.S.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

As President Joe Biden works to resurrect the student debt forgiveness program that was shot down by the Supreme Court, this time using a different legal authority, his administration continues to provide what other relief it can. To address the situation, the Biden administration is offering 3.6 Cardona, U.S.

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MAY 8, 2023

March to June 2023 In March, the Biden-Harris Administration released its budget request to Congress for FY24 asking Congress to provide a $107 million (or 9%) funding increase for TRIO, for a total proposed appropriation of $1.3 If you are on time, you are late.’ So, I was never late.” billion in FY24.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7%

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

Diane Shust Vice President, Public Policy diane.shust@coenet.org Vacant Director, Congressional Affairs Popular Links About COE about TRIO PRograms about our president the pell institute press releases state leadership Related Stories Click to view the page: House Elects U.S.

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MARCH 23, 2024

Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7%

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