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  • Learn about the new plan to reduce student debt in the US

    Are you one of the millions of people with student debt? Did you apply for a federal loan and still owe more than the original debt? President Joe Biden this week unveiled a federal plan that, if finalized, will bring relief to millions of people suffering from student debt....
  • Debt Ceiling Deal Averts Default, With Poor and Elderly Paying the Price

    Peter White Ethnic Media Services The debt ceiling deal brokered last week between Democrats and Republicans staved off potential economic disaster. But experts say the bill will have long-term consequences for those on the lower rungs of the economic ladder. There is also growing concern about the nation’s mounting...
  • THE STUDENT DEBT COUNTDOWN

    There are only 90 days left in the countdown to an economic crisis for millions of Americans, including many Latino households. The federal moratorium from which 43 million students with federal school debts benefit expires on May 1, as part of an extension approved by the Biden administration to...
  • LA CUENTA REGRESIVA DE LA DEUDA ESTUDIANTIL

    Faltan sólo 90 días para que termine la cuenta regresiva de una crisis económica para millones de estadounidenses, incluidos muchos hogares latinos. El primero de mayo vence la moratoria federal de la que se benefician 43 millones de estudiantes con deudas escolares federales, como parte de una extensión aprobada...
  • ‘I don’t recognize myself anymore’; How the pandemic drowned a working mom in debt

    As president of a San Mateo County school board, Maybelle Manio had the privilege of delivering some lighthearted remarks at her son Jake Cruz’s 8th grade graduation. “Today is a celebration. Today is an accomplishment,” she said during the ceremony earlier this year. “Today is a good day to...
  • ‘Ya no me reconozco’; cómo la pandemia ahogó en deudas a una madre trabajadora

    Como presidenta de la junta escolar del condado de San Mateo, Maybelle Manio tuvo el privilegio de pronunciar algunos comentarios divertidos en la graduación de octavo grado de su hijo Jake Cruz. “Hoy es una celebración. Hoy es un logro”, dijo durante la ceremonia a principios de este año....
  • Los costos más allá de la matrícula retienen a los estudiantes universitarios mayores

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Los estudiantes mayores de 25 años, que representan un tercio de la población universitaria, tienen gastos de vida mucho más altos, tardan más en graduarse y acumulan más deudas, según un nuevo informe. Un nuevo estudio del Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality encuentra que los...
  • Costs Beyond Tuition Hold Older College Students Back

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Students over age 25 – who make up one-third of the college population – have much higher living expenses, take longer to graduate and rack up more debt, according to a new report. A new study from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality finds students at four-year colleges pay...
  • Canceling Student Loan Debt Would Boost Economy

    Soundbite News Service Student loan debt in the U.S. has reached $1.4 trillion. That’s greater than all credit card debt and eclipses all motor vehicle loans. Researchers at the Levy Economics Institute at Bard College say canceling that debt would be a major boost to the economy. Stephanie Kelton,...
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