Biden makes another push for tuition-free community college. It may work
When President Joe Biden unveiled the details of his Plan B for student loan forgiveness, he revealed that his hope to make some college free was not dead. “I also…
These top colleges promise no student loan debt
Without broad-based student loan forgiveness, some colleges have a new strategy to keep students from drowning in debt. Roughly two dozen schools have introduced “no-loan” policies, which means they are…
Why a consumer spending drop is coming
A shopper makes their way through a grocery store on July 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images News | Getty Images As record inflation that only…
Is Biden’s $39 billion student loan forgiveness action legal?
President Joe Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, June 30, 2023. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images How are the two loan forgiveness actions different? The latest…
Supreme Court student loan ruling ‘misinterpreted’ Constitution
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Friday he’ll give a second go at his student debt relief plan, rooting it in the Higher Education Act, after the U.S. Supreme Court…
Many companies offer tuition assistance for workers to go to college
As a growing number of Americans feel priced out of a college education, tuition assistance may be the most valuable incentive companies are using to attract and keep workers. In…
What’s in the debt ceiling deal struck by Biden and McCarthy?
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the bipartisan budget agreement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 28, 2023. Yuri Gripas | Bloomberg | Getty Images…
For a ‘defender of democracy,’ Joe Biden sure undermines it a LOT
Joe Biden’s video announcing his reelection bid makes much of his supposed defense of democracy. If it weren’t for that, it strongly implies, he’d be happy to decamp to Rehoboth…
How to decide on a school ahead of College Decision Day
Students have just a few weeks to figure out which college they will attend ahead of National College Decision Day on May 1, which is the deadline many schools set.…
Early college programs could save thousands off the cost of college
Gabriel Quezada, 17, is a senior at Early College High School in Costa Mesa, California. Gabriel Quezada As college costs soar and enrollment falters, there’s an alternative to a pricey…