Policymakers Must Focus on How to Finance Higher Education, not Student Loan Debt
There is certain desperation today to figure out what is next on the student loan front. Forgiveness and cancellation take center stage rhetoric without fiscal discipline, performance, or accountability. Today, election politics hold higher education hostage. The...
Community College Enrollment Declines
Recent data released by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System shows community college enrollment declined by nearly one million students in fall 2021 compared to fall 2019. An analysis by the Community College Research Center shows the largest decline in...
Proposed Changes to Income-Driven Repayment May Lower Payments Even More
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has proposed changes to federal income-driven repayment plans including altering the regulations of the popular Revised Pay as You Earn (REPAYE) income-driven repayment plan. ED would like to combine REPAYE, Income Contingent...
Student Loan Contribution Programs to Help Ease Employee Financial Stress
According to a recent survey, 81 percent of workers are taking steps to prepare for a possible recession. These steps include paying off debt, increasing contributions to savings, and looking for a higher-paying job. Nearly half felt negative about their personal...