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Student loan forgiveness: Here's how to apply

President Joe Biden has officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness

The Independent UK

Application site opens for Biden student debt cancellation

Applications for President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation are being accepted through a “beta launch” of a new online form

The Independent UK

Biden Is Writing Student Loans in Red Ink

The Department of Education has no idea how to project the costs of its own programs, and Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will be no exception.

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A win 16 years in the making for a group of student loan borrowers

Divorced borrowers who have been on the hook for their ex's student debt are finally getting the fix they need. But the Education Department's radio silence makes the win bittersweet.

WEKU

Students scammed by for-profit schools will benefit most from Biden’s loan forgiveness plan

For-profit colleges enroll only 8% of college students, yet they account for 30% of all student loan defaults. These schools often lure in first-generation students, those from low-income communities, and veterans, through aggressive marketing and federal loans and grants.

Chicago Sun-Times

Opposition raises questions over $26m of school funding to sites in Labor-held seats

The South Australian government has been accused of playing favourites with a multi-million dollar fund for school upgrades after only sites in Labor-held electorates received cash for projects.

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The Education Department Asked for Public Comments on Sex Discrimination. It Got an Earful About Trans Athletes Instead.

Of the over 84,000 public comments available on the proposed Title IX regulations, a third included references to both “sex” and “sports.”

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After cancellation, Dems look to reduce future student debt

House Democrats are proposing new legislation that would increase federal student aid, lower interest rates on loans and take other steps to make college more affordable

The Independent UK

Why Forgiven Student Loan Debt Should Probably Be Taxed as Income

In six states, accepting student loan forgiveness is likely to result in an increased tax bill.

Reason

Who benefits from student debt cancellation?

Biden will cancel up to $20,000 in student loans for low-income undergraduate students

USAFacts

Yes, some students are dropping out of teaching degrees, but not at the rate you think

We know Australian schools are in the grip of a teacher shortage. Federal and state education ministers are currently putting together a plan to fix it, which is due in December.

The Conversation

Cardona defends student loan plan as ‘one-time’ COVID-19 remedy

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back Wednesday against Republican criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan debt forgiveness program, saying it would curb defaults and boost the economy.

Tribune News Service

Cardona defends student loan plan as one-time COVID-19 remedy

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona pushed back against GOP criticism of the Biden administration’s new student loan forgiveness program.

Roll Call

Stephen L. Carter: Closing schools should be the last option in a pandemic

So now we know: Pandemic-related restrictions were devastating to the project of educating our kids. The Education Department dropped the news last week that America’s experiment with remote learning has reduced young children’s standardized test scores to levels not seen in two decades. Although performance fell in every demographic group,…

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Govt. may form panel to probe allegations of corruption: Nagesh

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Assessing an Alternative Legal Justification for Biden's Student Loan Debt Cancellation Policy

Relying on Section 432(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as some propose, has many of the same flaws as the Administration's emergency powers theory.

WEKU

Borrowers have questions about student loan forgiveness. We have answers

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

Axios

Student loan forgiveness in hands of "understaffed and overcommitted" agency

An estimated 35 million people will need to apply for relief — but the website doesn't exist yet

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Biden says his student loan relief is ‘life-changing’. Will it fix the system’s inequities?

The initiative’s income cap and unclear bureaucratic process could fail to address the racial disparities that already exist

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Q&A: What you need to know about Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning announced a plan for student debt forgiveness. The White House said that since 1980, the total cost of four-year public or private college has nearly tripled, and that the typical undergraduate college student with debt now graduates owing almost $25,000. Here’s what we know…

The Independent UK

Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law

The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus pandemic and to a 2003 law aimed at providing help to members of the military

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Biden announces student debt cancellation

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Queensland teachers and staff to get pay docked for 'failing to comply' with COVID vaccine mandate

Queensland's Education Department is docking the pay of 900 school staff who did not get the COVID vaccine, saying ignoring the mandate put others at risk.

The Independent UK

Biden is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt. Advocates urge him to cancel it all

Millions of Americans could see dramatic relief as payments resume in 2023 following pandemic freeze, Alex Woodward reports

The Hindu

Leopard sighted near Belagavi golf course twice, holiday for schools

Two bus drivers saw the leopard near the golf course in Belagavi early in the morning on August 22. They made a video, which went viral on social media

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