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Borrowers’ student loan balances are growing over time. And it’s not just because of the interest rate.

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Borrowers’ student loan balances are growing over time. And it’s not just because of the interest rate.

The interest rate alone isn’t what is causing the troubling growth of borrowers’ student loan balances over the last decade.

May 12, 2022

Sarah Sattelmeyer

Comments to the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Proposed Rulemaking on Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims

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Comments to the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Proposed Rulemaking on Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims

��Ƶ submitted public comments that highlighted the ways that misleading earnings claims can negatively impact students.

May 10, 2022

Rachel Fishman, Edward Conroy, Amy Laitinen, Sarah Sattelmeyer

Joint Letter to Department of Education Concerning Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program

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Joint Letter to Department of Education Concerning Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program

Coalition letter recommends how the Department of Education should implement the Postsecondary Student Success Grants

May 10, 2022

Sophie Nguyen, Sarah Sattelmeyer

Eight Questions about Student Loan Default and “Fresh Start”

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Eight Questions about Student Loan Default and “Fresh Start”

The Biden administration plans to help student loan borrowers in default return their loans to good standing.

Apr 8, 2022

Sarah Sattelmeyer

Ten Take-Aways from the New Government Funding Package

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Ten Take-Aways from the New Government Funding Package

Today, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 into law.

Mar 15, 2022

Sarah Sattelmeyer, Iris Palmer, Kelsey Berkowitz, Sophie Nguyen, Edward Conroy

Comments on Federal Student Aid’s Unified Servicing and Data Solution

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Comments on Federal Student Aid’s Unified Servicing and Data Solution

Comments on the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid’s (FSA) vision for the Unified Servicing and Data Solution (USDS)

Mar 10, 2022

Sarah Sattelmeyer

Rewriting Like It’s Going Out of Style: Negotiators Continue Revising Accountability Measures

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Rewriting Like It’s Going Out of Style: Negotiators Continue Revising Accountability Measures

The Department of Education’s Institutional and Programmatic Eligibility Committee continues work on accountability regulations.

Feb 24, 2022

Rachel Fishman, Sarah Sattelmeyer, Edward Conroy, Kyle Southern, Madison Weiss

What Comes Next? Accountability Issues in Negotiated Rulemaking

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What Comes Next? Accountability Issues in Negotiated Rulemaking

The Department of Education seeks to strengthen oversight of institutions of higher and protections for students and taxpayers.

Jan 26, 2022

Sarah Sattelmeyer, Kyle Southern

Negotiated Rulemaking 2021

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Negotiated Rulemaking 2021

Jan 5, 2022

Amy Laitinen, Sarah Sattelmeyer, Rachel Fishman, Monique O. Ositelu, Edward Conroy

One Last Time: The Affordability & Student Loans Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Wraps up Its Work

College Decisions Survey Part V: Searching for the Right College

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One Last Time: The Affordability & Student Loans Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Wraps up Its Work

Negotiators on the Affordability and Student Loans Committee convened for the final time for ED’s negotiated rulemaking process.

Dec 17, 2021

Sarah Sattelmeyer, Kyle Southern

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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The Fifth Pillar: Where Higher Ed Goes from Here

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Borrowers’ student loan balances are growing over time. And it’s not just because of the interest rate.

Comments to the Federal Trade Commission Regarding Proposed Rulemaking on Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims

Joint Letter to Department of Education Concerning Postsecondary Student Success Grant Program

Eight Questions about Student Loan Default and “Fresh Start”

Ten Take-Aways from the New Government Funding Package

Comments on Federal Student Aid’s Unified Servicing and Data Solution

Rewriting Like It’s Going Out of Style: Negotiators Continue Revising Accountability Measures

What Comes Next? Accountability Issues in Negotiated Rulemaking

Negotiated Rulemaking 2021

One Last Time: The Affordability & Student Loans Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Wraps up Its Work

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