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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on ways to simplify the application for federal student aid for undergraduate and graduate students. Among the witnesses…

Simon Montlake talked by video from Boston about his reporting on a scholarship program in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which allows public school students to attend college for free and the impact…

Joshua Mitchell was interviewed by telephone about a U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that shows the federal government was on track to forgive at least $108 billion in…

Headlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question, “Should the government forgive student loan debt?” The telephone lines were divided among…

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke at a campaign rally at the University of New Hampshire in Durham. The main topics were to encourage…

In the wake of the shutdown of ITT Technical Institute facilities across the country, Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke against the student loan debt being accrued by students and argued…

The National Press Club’s Newsmaker Committee held an event focusing on education issues in the 2016 election. This portion included a panel discussion analyzing higher education policies…

Panelists, including conservative authors, policy experts, and businesswomen, discussed free speech and student debt issues facing the nation’s colleges and universities. Then conservative author and blogger…

Rohit Chopra and Susan Dynarski talked about whether there was a student debt crisis in the U.S., and, if so, who was being affected and why. They examined the role of the student loan industry,…

Maggie Severns reported by telephone about administration and congressional efforts to address the rising number of student loan defaults. She talked about the causes of debt problems and…

Headlines from the day’s newspapers were read and telephone lines, divided by age, were open for viewer comments on the question: “Your Experience Paying Off Student Loans?” Education…

Janet Lorin talked about federal student loan programs that offer repayment based on income and, in some cases, debt forgiveness.Topics included the costs to taxpayers of recent initiatives to help students with heavy…

President Obama delivered his weekly address. He announced the launch of a new College Scorecard, meant to help students and parents identify which schools provide the greatest return on…

Scholars talked about how college access and completion could improve the socio-economic mobility of minorities. The panelists provided varied policy recommendations for improving federal financial aid and campus…

2016 Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke to reporters following a town hall meeting in Exeter High School on college affordability and student loan debt in Exeter, New Hampshire. Other…

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton announced her higher education plan, s “New College Compact,” which addresses college affordability and student loan debt, at a town hall…

President Obama gave the commencement address to the 2015 graduating class of Lake Area Technical Institute, a community college in Watertown, South Dakota. He talked about the importance…

Vice President Biden delivered the weekly Democratic address. He talked about the Obama administration plan to make two years of community college free for responsible students.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) delivered remarks at the Capitol Technology University in Maryland during a roundtable discussion about college affordability. Topics included the…

President Obama delivered his weekly address. He talked about a Student Aid Bill of Rights that he announced earlier in the week.