Ed Money Watch Blog
Subsidized Stafford Loans Come at a Cost – Even at a Higher Interest RateClare McCann
The student loan interest rate debate will come to a head early this summer as the 3.4 percent interest rate on Subsidized Stafford student loans nears its July 1 expiration. When that deadline hits, the rate will revert to 6.8 percent, the rate currently charged on Unsubsidized Stafford loans. Last ...
Read moreProgress Seen in Increasing Data and Transparency in Higher EducationClare McCann
For more on this issue, check out this post from Amy Laitinen on our sister blog, Higher Ed Watch.
Establishing a ...
Read moreThe Higher Ed Arms Race: How the High-Tuition High-Aid Model Shuts Out Low-Income StudentsAlex Holt
Yesterday, the New America Foundation's Education Policy Program released "Undermining Pell: How Colleges Compete for Wealthy Students and Leave the Low-Income Behind." Author Stephen Burd reveals a full-fledged "financial ...
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