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Biden administration proposes new student loan repayment plan that could cut some payments in half

The U.S. Department of Education proposed regulations on Tuesday that would reduce the monthly bills for certain federal student loan borrowers.

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Feds Propose 'Student Loan Safety Net' Alongside Forgiveness

Education experts see the payment plan as a powerful tool to make college affordable, especially for those with lower incomes.

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Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness

The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future.

Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness

The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future, offering a new route to repay federal loans under far more generous terms. President Joe Biden announced the repayment plan in August, but it was overshadowed by his sweeping plan to slash or eliminate student debt for 40 million Americans. Despite the low profile of the payment plan, however, some education experts see it as a more powerful tool to make college affordable, especially for those with lower incomes.

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Biden administration asks Supreme Court to let student loan forgiveness plan stand

President Biden's plan would forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt to millions of borrowers.

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The most awkward and embarrassing Kamala Harris ‘word salads’ of 2022

Vice President Kamala Harris generated a lot of attention throughout 2022 with her bizarre and often embarrassing "word salads" on a variety of topics.

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Federal Student Aid reverses course on some relief approvals

Student loan borrowers were left confused Tuesday morning after receiving an email reversing course on their student debt relief applications.

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Biden admin education panel stacked with critical race theory-supporting activists, GOP senators say

GOP senators are alleging that the Education Department may be breaking the law with an advisory panel it commissioned that is stacked with liberal activists.

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High court to rule on Biden student loan cancellation plan

The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.

Student loan payments may not resume until August. Here's what borrowers need to know

It's been almost three years since borrowers with federal student loans have had to make a payment, and the White House has now given them even more time.

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Student loan forgiveness approval letters are going out. Here's what they mean.

U.S. has told millions of people with student loans that their applications for relief were approved — but there's a hitch.

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With student loan relief tied up in court, Biden extends repayment pause into 2023

The president has extended the student loan repayment pause into 2023. Biden said he wants to give lawsuits against debt cancellation time to play out, and the Supreme Court time to weigh in.

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Don’t worry if you didn’t get your student debt forgiveness approval yet—‘more are coming,’ Education Secretary says

The Dept. of Education began notifying borrowers that they are approved for student debt forgiveness, but lawsuits are still blocking relief.

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One day after asking the Supreme Court to save its student-loan forgiveness plan, the Biden administration started notifying applicants they've been approved

The Department of Education on Saturday began sending emails to notify borrowers they were approved for debt relief, even as its held up in court.

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Biden administration to make it easier for borrowers to discharge student debt in bankruptcy

The Biden administration announced updated guidelines that will make it easier for those struggling with their student debt to discharge it in bankruptcy.

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Biden Administration stops taking applications for student loan forgiveness

The Biden administration has stopped accepting applications for federal student loan forgiveness after a court struck down the plan on Thursday evening.

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Education secretary tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden’s education secretary has tested positive for COVID-19.

Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get cancellation if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants.

Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get relief if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants. The Education Department on Monday finalized a package of rules that it proposed earlier this year. The new rules take hold in July and are separate from President Joe Biden’s sweeping student debt forgiveness plan, which has been held up in court amid a legal challenge from Republican-led states.

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Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get relief if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants. The Education Department on Monday finalized a package of rules that it proposed earlier this year. The new rules take hold in July and are separate from President Joe Biden’s sweeping student debt forgiveness plan, which has been held up in court amid a legal challenge from Republican-led states.

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Education Department overhauls federal student loan system, aiming to make it 'simpler, fairer and more accountable'

The U.S. Department of Education announced sweeping new changes to the federal student loan system, including additional consumer protections for borrowers.

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Affirmative action and the Supreme Court -- discrimination of any kind is morally wrong

Affirmative action and the Supreme Court – court needs to end Harvard’s discrimination against Asian Americans. Discrimination of any kind is morally wrong.

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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible

The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness. The department had already made several temporary changes.

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Education Department to reduce 'red tape' on public service loan forgiveness, making it easier for borrowers to qualify

The Biden administration is making permanent changes to its public service loan forgiveness plan to make it easier for borrowers to have their loans forgiven.

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Teachers' union head silent over latest US test scores showing troubling decline in math, reading

Teachers' union head kept a low profile after new national test scores showed a significant drop in math and reading among U.S. students impacted by remote learning during the pandemic

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You should still apply for student loan forgiveness even while it's on hold

A federal appeals court is willing to hear a lawsuit from Republican-leaning states.

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Experts react to US math, reading scores dipping for students after COVID-19: 'Dismal'

Key figures including Betsy DeVos and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and parental rights organizations reacted to the poor U.S. report card on math and reading scores.

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The first Nation's Report Card since COVID shows math and reading scores are down

The test measures reading and math proficiency for fourth- and eighth-graders. It's administered every two years, but the pandemic delayed the 2021 report until now.

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Test scores show historic COVID setbacks for kids across US

New national test results show that the pandemic spared no part of the country as it caused historic learning setbacks for America’s children.

Biden's student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here's what you need to know.

Nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up. The Biden administration says it is continuing to accept and review applications during the temporary hold.

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Education chief says music can rebuild connections to school

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona grew up in a musical household playing instruments with his family.

Here's how you can apply for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden has officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness.

Student loan forgiveness application website goes live

President Joe Biden has officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program.

Small business group files suit over Biden student loan plan

A small business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration’s efforts to forgive student loan debt for tens of millions of Americans.

Biden's equity-obsessed education secretary dodging academic priorities amid 'catastrophic' reading scores

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona left out academics from a statement about schooling priorities as literacy rates plummeted nationwide.

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Why Is Student Loan Forgiveness Happening Now?

Many Americans have been asking for years for the government to cancel student loan debt, but why is it happening now?

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Biden, Harris say 'extremist Republicans' and the Supreme Court are creating a 'health care crisis'

President Biden and Vice President Harris told a task force "extremist Republicans" and the Supreme court's Dobbs ruling are creating a "health care crisis."

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Libertarian group sues to block student debt cancellation

A libertarian group in California filed a legal challenge to President Joe Biden’s plan for student debt cancellation on Tuesday, calling it an illegal overreach that would increase state tax burdens for some Americans who get their debt forgiven.

Kamala Harris mocked for new word salad: 'Community banks are in the community'

Kamala Harris was mocked by a variety of Twitter users in the latest example of the vice president giving an incoherent speech many on the internet found humorous.

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Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers are targets for scammers

In the search for next steps on the government's loan forgiveness plan, some borrowers are finding fake emails and texts instead of real answers.

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Gallagher, Foxx send letter to Education Secretary demanding transparency in COVID relief education spending

Several members of Congress sounded the alarm on the lack of insight into how education funds from the American Rescue Plan have been used by schools.

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After cancellation, Dems look to reduce future student debt

House Democrats are proposing new legislation that would increase federal student aid, lower interest rates on loans and take other steps to make college more affordable.

Montana defies order on transgender birth certificates

Just hours after a Montana judge blocked health officials from enforcing a state rule that would prevent transgender people from changing the gender on their birth certificate, the Republican-run state said it would defy the order.

Teacher shortages are real, but not for the reason you heard

Everywhere, it seems, the return to school has been shadowed by worries of a teacher shortage.

Trump administration was 'substantively incorrect' in determining there is no legal authority to cancel student debt broadly, Biden's Education Department says

A memo from Trump's administration said he couldn't cancel student debt broadly. Biden's Education Department has a response: that's wrong.

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Education Secretary Defends Student Loan Forgiveness Despite Criticism

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona discusses the Biden administration's student loan forgiveness program and how it will impact Americans' futures.

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Tentative accord reached to end teachers strike in Columbus, Ohio's largest school district

The walkout by the Columbus Education Association began Monday and could end as soon as this coming Monday. It's the union's first strike since 1975.

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Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law

The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus pandemic and to a 2003 law aimed at providing help to members of the military.

Biden is canceling up to $10K in student loans, $20K for Pell Grant recipients

President Biden announced a sweeping effort to forgive up to $20,000 of federal student loan debt for Pell Grant recipients, and up to $10,000 for other qualifying borrowers.

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Biden admin is 'talking daily' about student loan forgiveness, expects decision in ‘next week or so’

The Biden administration has already canceled more student loan debt than any other administration in U.S. history.

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Full transcript of "Face the Nation" on Aug. 21, 2022

On this "Face the Nation" broadcast, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Dr. Deborah Birx joined Margaret Brennan.

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Cardona calls on states to use COVID-19 relief funds to address teacher shortages

"The dollars are there to make sure that we can open up our schools with sufficient educators," the education secretary said.

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Transcript: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on "Face the Nation," Aug. 21, 2022

The following is a transcript of an interview with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on "Face the Nation" on January 2, 2022.

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This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," August 21, 2022: Cardona, Turner, Birx, Laufman, Klieman, O'Keefe, Walter

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, Rep. Mike Turner, Dr. Deborah Birx and more will appear on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" this Sunday.

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Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on possible student loan pause extension: "Borrowers will know directly and soon"

With just days until an Aug. 31 deadline, it's still unclear if payments and interest will actually resume in September.

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Student-loan borrowers will know 'soon' if the debt payment pause will be extended before it expires in 2 weeks, Biden's Education Secretary says

Education Sec. Miguel Cardona said he is "having conversations daily with the White House" on the student-loan payment pause that's expiring Aug. 31.

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Education Dept. cancels $3.9 billion in student loans for ITT Tech

The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it would cancel the student loans for 208,000 borrowers who attended ITT Technical Institute.

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Former ITT Tech students get $3.9B in debt cancellation

Students who used federal loans to attend ITT Technical Institute as far back as 2005 will automatically get that debt canceled.

Jill Biden on teaching as first lady: 'Knew I could do both'

Jill Biden says she didn't doubt that she could keep teaching as first lady and overcame skepticism that she could handle both jobs by instructing her staff to “figure it out.”.

Jill Biden heckled at Connecticut ice cream shop: 'Your husband is the worst'

First lady Jill Biden smiled and waved as two unidentified hecklers shouted at her while she walked into an ice cream shop in New Haven, Connecticut on Wednesday.

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Jill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour

Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days.

Biden administration plans to make sweeping changes to 'broken' student loan system

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it was moving to make sweeping changes to the federal student loan system.

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Settlement would forgive $6B for defrauded college students

The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges.

Biden administration cancels federal student debt of borrowers defrauded by their schools

Approximately 200,000 borrowers will be affected, according to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.

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LGBTQ students would get new protections under Biden plan

The rights of LGBTQ students would become enshrined in federal law and victims of campus sexual assault would gain new protections under new rules proposed by the Biden administration.

'Day by day:' Uvalde survivors recover from wounds, trauma

The 17 people injured during a mass shooting last week in Uvalde, Texas, are trying to heal in a community marked by mourning the deaths of 21 others.

U.S. will forgive $5.8 billion of loans to Corinthian Colleges students

Students affected do not have to take any further action to secure their funds, and the Department of Education will begin notifying those students soon, the agency said.

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Debt wiped for Corinthian students as bigger decisions loom

President Joe Biden hasn't made a decision yet on how he'll handle the student loan debt issue, but his administration is trying to bring closure to one of the most notorious cases of fraud in American higher education.

Former Corinthian students get federal student debt erased

The Biden administration says it will forgive all remaining federal student debt for former students of the for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain.

Mourners say goodbye to a Uvalde teacher and her husband

Mourners gathered Wednesday at a funeral for teacher Irma Garcia — who died in the shooting at Robb Elementary School — and her husband, Joe — who died two days later from a heart attack.

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US education chief seeks action to prevent school shootings

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he's ashamed the United States is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and he's calling for action to prevent more lives from being lost in school shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas.

Millions of student loan borrowers are closer to being debt-free. What to know about the changes

Here's what borrowers need to know about the U.S. Department of Education's plans to overhaul the student loan system.

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New study details who would benefit most from different forms of student loan relief

The White House has said a decision on canceling debt would be made between now and the end of August.

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Sen. Luján ‘90%’ recovered from stroke, visits high school

Democratic Sen. Ben Ray Luján says Thursday that he’s 90% recovered from his stroke.

EXPLAINER: Biden extends student loan freeze through August

The Biden administration has announced that federal student loan payments will remain paused through Aug. 31, extending a freeze that began in 2020 but was set to end after this month.

White House to extend student loan pause through August

The Biden administration plans to freeze federal student loan payments through Aug. 31, extending a moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to postpone payments during the coronavirus pandemic.

US Education Secretary visits high school, college in Weston

The U.S. Secretary of Education visited Cypress Bay High School and Broward College on Monday in Weston.

White House hosts transgender 'Jeopardy!' star Amy Schneider

President Joe Biden has marked Transgender Day of Visibility by denouncing what he's calling “hateful bills” being passed at the state level.

EXPLAINER: What is law critics have dubbed 'Don't Say Gay'?

Florida has come under intense national scrutiny over legislation that critics have labeled the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

US education secretary to Florida LGBTQ kids: Got your back

In another clash between the Biden administration and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has spoke with LGBTQ students in Florida.

Bomb-threatened Black schools eligible for security grants

Vice President Kamala Harris is set to announce that historically Black colleges and universities that recently received bomb threats are eligible for federal campus security grants.

By the numbers: the giant COVID relief package, 1 year later

The giant American Rescue Plan that provides $1.9 trillion in pandemic relief turns one year old on Friday.

Kamala Harris marks 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary in Selma

Vice President Kamala Harris is in Selma, Alabama, to mark the anniversary of a defining moment in the fight for equal voting rights.

Loan relief granted to students misled by for-profit DeVry

The Biden administration says it will cancel more than $70 million in student debt for borrowers who say they were defrauded by the for-profit DeVry University.

Jill Biden turns Valentine's Day into lesson for 2nd graders

Jill Biden has turned Valentine's Day into a teachable moment for some second graders at a Washington, D.

Education chief: 'We must make up for lost time' in schools

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the nation’s schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic.

Schools adapt for return from break as COVID-19 cases surge

Mask requirements are returning in some school districts that had dropped them.

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

The Biden administration is extending a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.

With US aid money, schools put bigger focus on mental health

Schools across the U.S. are using portions of the windfall of federal coronavirus relief money to quickly expand their capacity to address students’ struggles with mental health.

Feds urge schools to provide COVID-19 shots, info for kids

The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots.

Biden: Teachers 'most consequential' people after parents

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden have recognized the 2021 and 2020 national teachers of the year and all teachers for the work they do.

EXPLAINER: What's behind changes in student loan forgiveness

A student debt forgiveness program with notoriously complex eligibility rules is getting an overhaul from the Biden administration, with the intent of extending debt relief to thousands of public workers.

Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul

The Biden administration is moving to relax the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements.

Push for Native American curriculum in schools makes gains

Connecticut and a handful of other states have recently decided to mandate students be taught about Native American culture and history.

The Latest: Alaska Gov: Biden’s vaccine order 'un-American'

Alaska Gov_ Mike Dunleavy said President Joe Biden’s effort to require millions of U_S_ workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is “ill conceived, divisive, and un-American.”.

State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries

The Education Department says it’s investigating five Republican-led states that have banned or limited mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.

Loan forgiveness offered to more former ITT Tech students

The Education Department has announced it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who attended colleges in the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute chain but left before graduating.

ACLU sues over South Carolina ban on school mask mandates

The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit over a South Carolina law that bans school districts from imposing mask mandates.

Pandemic windfall for US schools has few strings attached

The Biden administration says the historic amount of federal pandemic aid flowing to the nation's K-12 schools presents a moment for reimagining all aspects of American education.

US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

The Biden administration says it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with disabilities that leave them unable to earn significant incomes.

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