student loans
Obama’s student loan plan: Short-term gains, no solutions
April 23, 2013With the economy still "depressed" and student debt at an all-time high, policymakers and students should be discussing reforms to the way interest rates are calculated.
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$1 trillion in debt, students lobby Congress for action
April 11, 2013College activists lobbied Congress for relief last month during the United States Student Association's annual legislative conference.
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Fired for student debt, woman challenges TransUnion
May 2, 2012Got debt? Beware! Your employer may fire you for it.
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More elderly are poor; net worth for young people worsens
November 9, 2011The U.S. Census Bureau calculates that nearly twice as many older Americans qualify as poor than had been previously thought. At the same time, net worth disparity between younger and older is at an all-time high.
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Bill Clinton: youth, student vote is critical
October 28, 2010If African Americans, Latinos, first time voters and students defy predictions and vote in large numbers November 2, Democrats can prevent a Republican takeover of Congress.
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