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Ed Money Watch Blog
May
15
2012

Focusing the Student Loan Conversation on the Average Borrower, Not the Average Loan

These days, anyone who follows the news can recite statistics on student debt. The media has repeated countless times phrases like “there is $1 trillion in outstanding ...

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May
10
2012

Capped Variable Interest Rate Proposal Comes with a Hefty Price Tag

While Congress has debated extending the 3.4 percent interest rate on Subsidized Stafford loans issued this year to undergraduates, advocacy groups are gearing up for a debate on longer-term reforms. They know the odds don’t favor Congress adopting a one-year extension of the lower rate again next ...

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May
09
2012

Applying Lessons Learned from SIG to RESPECT

This year, the president and the Department of Education (ED) have taken on a new challenge — re-imagining the teaching profession through the Recognizing Educational Success, Professional Excellence, and Collaborative Teaching (RESPECT) ...

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