Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Billionaire Robert Smith’s pledge to pay off $35 million in student loan debt for the Morehouse Graduating Class of 2019 was not only transformational and liberating for those directly impacted, but it would also go on to cause a catalytic movement that resulted in several individuals to follow his lead.
College Planners of America
MARCH 7, 2023
This post is a continuation of the last two that summarized Modules 1 and 2 of the Student Loan Entrance Counseling (SLEC). Module 3, “Federal Student Loans”, is summarized in this post. SLEC ensures that a student understands their rights and responsibilities with Federal loans prior to entering into a loan agreement.
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College Planners of America
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
PSLF promises Federal loan holders that, upon meeting requirements pertaining to public service employment, the ED will wipe away a large part of their debt. The PSLF program was implemented to forgive student loan debt for employees of public service and nonprofit jobs. Eligible Student Loans and Payment Plans.
NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance
MAY 24, 2023
One significant barrier between borrowers and an IDR plan was poor communication: loan servicers failed to tell borrowers that they were eligible to enroll in an IDR plan or provided them with inaccurate information about their repayment status and options. It can convert other types of federal loans into Direct Loans.
NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance
JANUARY 27, 2025
Department of Education announced that federal student loan borrowers can now, for the first time, see how many months of progress they have toward having any remaining balance on their loans cancelled through the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans. On January 16, 2025, the U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 22, 2023
gifted and talented); conversely, they are significantly overrepresented in special education, and in-school discipline and suspension rates (Ford & Moore, 2013; Hines et al., In the P-12 education system, Black males have lower graduation rates in high school, are underrepresented in accelerated programs (e.g.,
NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance
JANUARY 12, 2024
Starting in February, borrowers who are enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan and who originally took out $12,000 or less in federal student loans will have any remaining balance on their loans canceled after 10 years of qualifying time in repayment. Applying online should take about 10 minutes or less.
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