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What Removing Default Rates Means For Gainful Employment
It no longer judges programs based upon the percentage of borrowers that defaulted on their loans within three years of entering repayment.
Here’s Why Gainful Program Impact Estimates Vary So Much
What matters more are the standards programs have to manage toward, not just how many come up short.
The Final Gainful Rule: What Will Holding Firm on Debt-to-Earnings Mean for Dropouts?
What’s different, what’s new in final gainful employment rule
This is a high-profile attempt to address concerns about the quality of career education programs.
How Unpredictable Schedules Take a Toll on Families
Working families face challenges each day to balance their careers with the responsibilities of parenthood.
Restore Ability to Benefit Program with Limits to Prevent Abuses
Eliminating the program to help pay for Pell Grants was short-sighted.
Student Loan Defaulters Aren鈥檛 Who You Think They Are
It is time to rethink the profile of the student loan defaulter.
Education Department Publishes Final Rule on PLUS Loans
In tomorrow’s Federal Register, the U.S. Department of Education will publish its final regulations for the Direct PLUS loan program.
Private Loans: Still the Most Dangerous Form of Student Loan Debt
At a time of low interest rates, our guard may be down when it comes to the dangers of taking out private student loans.