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Study shows US among most expensive countries for college
Students who gripe about rising tuition costs across the county may have a valid concern, according to findings from a study released this month.
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Editorial: Students can afford interest rate hike
Unfortunately, education is an interest group that, like every other interest group, protests wildly when its share of the public dole gets cut. Students are a part of that.
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Column: No quick fix for the student loan debt crisis
Experts link high education levels with better health, work productivity and economic growth, but what happens when tuition costs continually increase, employment opportunities fizzle and student debt hits $904 billion? Since the 1990s the average tuition rate at 4-year universities have doubled.
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Column: The reality of student debt
What’s not to love about graduation season? It is filled with senior send-offs, family get-togethers and free food. But for more and more students and families, graduation season also marks the time to begin repaying loans that financed their education.
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Editorial: Students get a raw deal with rising education costs, budget cuts
The recent unveiling of tuition increases paired with education budget cuts can be quite worrisome for students, and for young people looking to get the most out of college and plan for the future. U. Louisville has yet again raised student tuition.
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The mechanics of student debt
With a 2011 budget of about $150 billion, the federal student aid program is complicated, to say the least. Different grants, different loans, different interest rates and different payment plans can make student debt a mental obstacle course.
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Column: The politics of student debt forgiveness
Last month, the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 (HR 4170) was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressman Hansen Clarke, a Democrat from Michigan. The discussion of student loan forgiveness has reached a point where politicians are finally taking notice.
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Column: Taming tuition
In this election year, the presidential candidates have been trying to appeal to the ever important demographic of young voters.
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Editorial: FAFSA needs a fix
While the Free Application for Federal Student Aid helps many students pay for college, it leaves behind those whose parents don’t contribute to tuition.