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Ending Student Loan Default Can Help Students Find Success at Community Colleges

Community college borrowers make up the largest share of student loan defaulters every year. Ending default would help students avoid severe penalties and allow more students to finish their degrees.

Colleges Could Do More To Help Student Parents Pay For Child Care, Watchdog Says

More than 1 in 5 college students are raising kids, and access to child care is one of their biggest barriers. A new report finds many don't know they can apply for help from federal financial aid.

Congress should lift ban on Pell grants for incarcerated students

This action will directly benefit Iowa’s communities by freeing state resources that can be used to benefit everyone rather than squandering potential.

The importance of providing education to imprisoned people (opinion)

Imprisoned people are desperate to become students, and that desire and economics mandate that we heed their calls, argues Doran Larson.

Trump administration to grant disabled veterans automatic loan forgiveness

Education Department says it will grant automatic loan forgiveness to disabled veterans -- a step that had been urged by Democrats and state attorneys general.

What's happening in Washington: Summer 2019

Congress could pass a new budget and funding increases for community colleges. The Department of Education rescinds gainful employment and pushes several regulatory changes.
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