higher education

While the bill does not itself include student debt forgiveness, the provision may be a sign that debt forgiveness is a serious priority on the horizon. 

A pause on student loan payments will leave most borrowers with extra cash through September. These are the best ways to use the money, according to experts.

The Office of Management and Budget say fees on federal student loans may automatically increase in the 2021 fiscal year because of mandatory sequestration. 

Families may have more negotiating power, and you may be able to get more college aid this year thanks to the Covid pandemic. Here’s how to negotiate.

The pandemic has colleges eager to fill their student ranks and therefore more open than usual to negotiate tuition, grant money and aid with eligible families.

A lot of college students have no idea how much they spend. Here are five easy tips to help you set up a budget. This is part of CNBC’s College Voices series.

I set up my first budget! Now, the hard part—actually budgeting. Here are some tips I learned for cutting expenses. This is part of CNBC’s College Voices series.

Many college students say a $15 minimum wage would be a game-changer and they’re pushing for Congress to make it a federal law. This is part of CNBC’s College Voices series.

This racial student debt gap is one reason legislators are advocating for significant student debt relief. 

President Joe Biden said Tuesday he won’t cancel up to $50,000 in student loan debt, disappointing some borrowers who are advocating for relief.

Experts estimate that some student loan debt will never be repaid — here’s how that impacts debt forgiveness considerations.

House and Senate Democrats have repeatedly urged President Joe Biden to “broadly” forgive up to $50,000 of federal debt through executive order.

One hundred people with student debt are going on strike, hoping to pressure President Joe Biden to cancel the country’s outstanding student loan balance.

A majority of Americans support $10,000 in federal student loan forgiveness.

It remains uncertain whether the tens of millions of student loan borrowers will see debt forgiveness — and how much.

“I hope the message is that Black men, and young African Americans in general, belong at these universities.”

The median wealth for a white family was $188,200, compared to $24,100 for Black families and $36,100 for Hispanic families, according to the Federal Reserve.

Incentivized by tax breaks, some employers are slowly reducing the debt burden among workers by offering student loan repayment assistance. 

71% of college students say schools have the right to require covid vaccination.

Studies show students are more likely to enroll in college — and graduate — when they have the financial resources to help them pay for it.