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Reconciling Contrasting Findings on Perceptions of Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A Gallup poll was released, bearing terrible news: only 36% of Americans have “a great deal” or “quite a lot” of confidence in higher education, down 12 percentage points from 2018 and 21 percentage points from 2015, when more than half of U.S. citizens expressed high confidence.

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Three Metrics I Didn’t Have During My College Search, But I’m Glad Students Now Do

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

For example, there is limited transparency on wealth outcomes for various student populations, including first-generation college students, such as myself, and little clarity on the repayment statuses and loan payment amount for students. 1) The Share of Students Who Earn More than a High School Graduate.

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Department of Education Announces It Will Cancel  All Corinthian Colleges’ Students’ Federal Student Loans 

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

On June 1, 2022, the Department of Education announced that it would cancel all of the federal student loans former Corinthian College students borrowed to attend those schools (Heald College, Everest Institute/College, and WyoTech) from Corinthian’s founding in 1995 through its closure in 2015.

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States Where Public Colleges Are Underfunded (And Where They’re Not)

Student Loan Hero

The federal government tends to provide assistance to students and research projects, according to a data analysis from Pew, while state funding often supports operating expenses. Funding can also come from private sources, as well as the tuition and fees that students pay. When a school is underfunded, students often pay the price.

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A Major Flaw in the IDR Account Adjustment: Excluding Time in Default

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

By Kyra Taylor , National Consumer Law Center and Winston Berkman-Breen , Student Borrower Protection Center This blog is the third post in a three part series about the IDR Account Adjustment and the continued flexibilities available to borrowers seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Did you default on your federal student loans?

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The Department is Automatically Canceling the Loans of Some Borrowers Who Attended Predatory Schools: What Borrowers Need To Know

NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

Over the last few months, the Department of Education has made a number of groundbreaking announcements that will provide debt relief to millions of people with student loans. ITT : Students who attended in 2005 through its closure in 2016. Marinello : Students who attended between 2009 through its closure in 2016.

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Partnership and Policy for Academic Advising

The University Innovation Alliance

Student Success. Although he returned to the private sector after his tenure in the Obama Administration, Secretary Duncan generously shared his views on the need for institutions to support student success, the need for government to encourage institutions in this effort, and the urgency for moving ahead with these initiatives.