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Obama announces plan to lower student loan payments
Kai Ryssdal Oct 27, 2011
The president wants to reduce the maximum possible payments and forgive remaining debt after 20 years. We get some perspectives on student loan debt.
President Obama's plan to shake up the student loan system
Oct 27, 2011
New laws, originally meant to take effect in 2014, are allowing graduating students to feel less overwhelmed by their federal loan debt.
A new plan to make student loan debt more manageable
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Oct 27, 2011
President Obama is in Colorado today announcing a plan to help young Americans pay off their student loan debt.
Student loan plan will help, but not solve issues with education costs
Steve Chiotakis Oct 31, 2011
President Obama is expected to announce a plan today that will help graduates burdened with student loan debt. But is it enough?
NCAA looks to overhaul rules
Amy Scott Oct 27, 2011
College athletes could get more financial aid, scholarship money and other financial support.
Changing federal student aid
Amy Scott Nov 29, 2011
Student loan debt is expected to hit $1 trillion this year. The biggest provider of those loans by far is the federal government. Today, a committee in the House is looking into how a big change in the student loan program is working out.
New tools to calculate the real cost of college
Amy Scott Nov 29, 2011
The sticker price keeps some students from applying to certain universities. But by Oct. 29, colleges will be required to post calculators on their websites that provide a better idea of what students will pay.
Freakonomics: Tackling the problem of cheating teachers
Stephen Dubner Nov 10, 2011
Freakonomics Radio's Stephen Dubner and Steven Levitt discuss why teachers cheat and how we can deal with the problem.
Mid-day Extra: The 'Tutoring-Industrial Complex'
Nov 24, 2011
With school in full swing, it is the time of year when parents start to seek out tutors. The industry is booming, with tutors costing up to $800 an hour in some cases.
Pearson launches free college software
Amy Scott Nov 29, 2011
Textbook publisher shakes up the information management business.
