Student loan borrowers in seven states may be taxed for student loan forgiveness
NPR — When federal student loan borrowers take a breath from celebrating the cancelation of some or all of their federal student loans, millions of them could be in for a nasty surprise: While President Biden’s sweeping student debt relief won’t be subject to federal income tax, in seven states borrowers may have to pay state income…
Read More about Student loan borrowers in seven states may be taxed for student loan forgivenessA look at 50 years of the federal Pell Grant program
NPR — Everybody’s talking about the cost of college, especially with the Biden administration’s student debt release initiative. Pell Grants are one way many low income students have managed to pay to continue their studies.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Republicans say Biden’s student debt-relief plan is illegal, but they are struggling to find a plaintiff with standing to make a case against the president’s use of executive authority.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — The pandemic may be fading, but some students still need accommodations and flexibility, proponents say. Others argue that recorded lectures inhibit class discussion, compromise privacy and threaten faculty intellectual property rights.
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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY — Princeton University will enhance its groundbreaking financial aid program, providing even more generous support to undergraduates and their families as it works to attract talented students from all backgrounds.
Read More about Princeton University to offer full financial aid to students from families making less than $100,000 a yearBiden Administration plans to formalize DACA and shield it from legal challenges
CBS NEWS — The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to transform the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals(DACA) immigration policy for more than 600,000 so-called “Dreamers” into a federal regulation, a move aimed at protecting the program from legal challenges that imperil its existence.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — President Biden announced today that he will cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for Americans earning less than $125,000 per year (or $250,000 for couples filing taxes jointly) with additional relief for borrowers from low-income backgrounds who received Pell Grants.
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ABA JOURNAL — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration will cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt and up to $20,000 in student debt for Pell Grant recipients.
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INSIDE HIGHER ED — Monday was the start of Welcome Week at American University. Students and parents arriving at the Washington, D.C., campus were greeted not only by smiling university ambassadors but also a picket line of more than 100 members of the university’s staff union, gathered for the first day of a weeklong strike. The strike,…
Read More about American University staff strike for higher wagesHow college graduates benefit from federal student loan forgiveness
VOX — President Joe Biden announced his administration’s long-awaited student loan forgiveness plan Wednesday, saying it will forgive $10,000 in student loans for borrowers who earned less than $125,000 during the pandemic. People who received Pell Grants, grants to low-income students, while they were enrolled in college will be eligible to have $20,000 in debt…
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