Student debt
This Dystopian Game Show Wants to Pay off Your Student Loans
Three contestants, three rounds of trivia, and a lot of prize money. Except the real goal here isn’t just to win cash, it’s to help fight America’s student debt crisis.
Bernie's Student Debt Plan Is Way Too Nice to the Rich
Experts took issue with the idea of canceling debt for wealthy people too, a key difference between the Sanders plan and Elizabeth Warren's.
What the 2020 Democrats Say They'll Do About Your College Debt
Where the candidates stand on debt forgiveness and free or low-cost college.
The Pell Grant Program Has an $8 Billion Surplus. Here's Why You Still Have So Much College Debt.
President Trump wants to raid the grant program to send Americans back to the moon.
Robert Smith's Gift to Morehouse College Left This Student Behind: "We Shouldn't Have Billionaires"
Jordan Long dropped out his sophomore year after he couldn't get another student loan co-signed.
What Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Cancel Student Debt Would Mean for You
Her far-ranging proposal would transform how Americans pay for college.
Elizabeth Warren just unveiled a plan to cancel student debt for 75% of Americans
Every person with an annual household income under $100,000 would automatically have $50,000 of their student loan debt forgiven.
Paying Off Your Student Loans Early Shouldn't Be a Priority
Slay that low-interest debt last or you might regret it.
Millennial Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg Has Actual Ideas for Solving the Student Loan Crisis
The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is in his 30s (!) and personally familiar with the specter haunting young people.
Here's the Democrats' plan for "debt-free" college
The proposed federal match would make debt-free college an immediately reality in 10 states.
The Hot New Solution to Student Loans Is Just Taking Money Out of Your Paycheck
A proposal that seems to have a pretty good shot at passing would make what critics call "wage garnishment" automatic.
Politicians Aren't Paying Enough Attention to the Student Debt Crisis
By fixating on national debt, policymakers are ignoring a much bigger problem.