Booker proposes government-funded college accounts in run-up to Senate primary
By David Giambusso/The Star-Ledger NEWARK — Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker today will release a plan…
College loan debt burden is growing for retirees
Graduates, co-signers find they can’t make payments By Ken Serrano Seventy-nine-year-old Richard Hessert’s golden years have turned to rust….
New Jersey colleges must reach higher to achieve excellence: Opinion
By Richard F. Keevey Higher Education is facing difficult times. The economy presents challenges to students, parents and universities;…
Failure to Stop Doubling of Student Loan Rates Sparks Call to Tackle Systemic Debt Crisis
The interest rate for federally subsidized student loans has doubled to 6.8 percent after Congress failed to reach a…
Why Have Student Loans At All? Let’s Get the Burdens of Debt off College Students’ Backs — And Make Wall St. Pick Up the Tab
Higher education used to be free for millions of Americans. A transaction tax on the financial houses would make…
Student Debt and Dwindling Public Resources for Higher Education Threaten Americans’ Access to College, AFT Report Finds
WASHINGTON—As education leaders across the nation are calling on Congress to act before July 1 to prevent student loan…
How Corporate Greed Is Starving Our Public School System
The total cost of K-12 educational cutbacks in recent years is about equal to the amount of state taxes…
The June Fight over Student Loans
By Dave Johnson President Obama will join college students at a White House event launching a new push to…
Video: Students march on Sallie Mae shareholders meeting
College students and the 25 million borrowers holding loans sold or serviced by Sallie Mae scored a major victory…
Audio: Adrienne Eaton discusses Sallie Mae and student debt
The Rick Smith radio show features a 10-minute segment on the success of student and worker power at Sallie…
Students Score Two Victories But Battles Continue Over Hefty College Costs
Activists win meeting with big private lender; report calls on NJ to help make higher-ed more affordable By Tara…
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