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The moratorium on repaying federal direct student loans may finally be expiring

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 16, 2022
It's helped tens of millions of Americans, but its days may be numbered.
The administration proposed a student-loan repayment system based on earnings and family size in conjunction with its plan to cancel some student debt.
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Should law schools pay if students don't get jobs?

by Dan Weissmann
Jul 29, 2015
Tuition and debt keep rising. Grads from non-elite schools face a weak market.
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Average college student debt on the rise

by Adam Allington
Nov 13, 2014
But the people with the really big debt loads are not the ones to worry about.
Graduates of Bowie State University put messages on their mortarboard hats during the school's graduation ceremony.
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Rising numbers of seniors are paying off student loans

by Sally Herships
Sep 16, 2014
Between 2004 and 2010, the number of seniors with student loan debt quadrupled.
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What's college worth anyway?

by Lizzie O'Leary
Sep 5, 2014
The difference between income inequality and wealth inequality is key.
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Obama, Tumblr, and student debt

by Adriene Hill
Jun 10, 2014
President Barack Obama will be talking student debt on Tumblr.
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President Obama aims to reduce burden of student loans

by David Gura
Jun 9, 2014
The president wants more people to be eligible for income-based repayment plans
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Is higher education a right?

by Tess Vigeland
May 11, 2012
The value of outstanding student loans in America just past the $1 trillion mark, we sat down with economists Robert Reich and Neal McCluskey to discuss America's newest crisis.
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In the spotlight: Senior student debt

by Amy Scott
Apr 6, 2012
People age 60 and older owe more than $36 billion in student loans. Tess discusses the latest debt bubble with Marketplace Education correspondent Amy Scott.
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Qualified expenses and 529 plans

by Chris Farrell
Apr 4, 2012
We have a 529 plan and also the option to take out a subsidized Stafford loan. Does it make sense to take out the loan and leave the 529 money alone, then pay off the Stafford loan after graduation? (I'm thinking that the 529 would still collect interest for a few more years, while there is now interest on the loan for a few more years.) Thank you! Gabrielle, St, Paul, MN
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