Student Loan Borrowers Waited An Average 70-Plus Minutes On Hold When Payments Resumed In...
Many federal student loan borrowers faced long hold times on the phone, experienced significant delays in application processing and received inaccurate bills when payments resumed in October, according to a report released Friday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
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Public education has plenty of challenges, but if we fix these things in 2024, students will be better off.
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns After Plagiarism And Campus Antisemitism Accusations
Harvard President Claudine Gay announced Tuesday she is stepping down just six months into her presidency amid a firestorm of controversy at the university.
On Nikki Haley, Slavery, And Teacher Professionalism
Nikki Haley’s statement about the cause of the Civil War isn’t unusual. Textbooks and curricula have been lying about slavery for decades.
The New FAFSA: What You Need To Know To Get Financial Aid For College
There’s one form prospective and current college students must submit in order to receive federal financial aid, and it looks a lot different than in prior years.
Why Families Applying For Financial Aid May Initially Have Trouble With The New FAFSA
A long-awaited update to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, better known as the FAFSA, was released on December 30. But some families are having trouble accessing the online form, which has so far only been available for short periods of time.
Here’s What Students Say They Need For The New Year
As 2023 comes to a close, discussions about inequitable school funding, chronic absenteeism, and the need to teach more culturally relevant material aren’t going away just because the calendar switches to a new year.
Harvard Faces Friday Deadline To Respond To House On Plagiarism Scandal
Harvard is due to respond by Friday to a demand from lawmakers for wide-ranging documents linked to the plagiarism controversy swirling around embattled President Claudine Gay.
Black Students Weigh Mentioning Race In College Admissions Essays After SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling
Many Black students are torn about how – and even if – they should disclose their race in their bid for college admission.
Learning Loss And The Lessons Americans Refuse To Learn
The United States of America has spent the last three years arguing about the pandemic’s effects on students’ academic and socioemotional well-being. The “learning loss” narrative just puts students, parents, and communities on a hamster wheel with no off-ramp.
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An Independent Autopsy Couldn’t Determine How Nolan Wells Died. Here’s What...
An independent autopsy of 18-year-old Nolan Wells, who died following a Fourth of July boating trip in Mississippi, yielded inconclusive results, leaving investigators to await the state's official autopsy findings to better understand the circumstances of his death.
