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Republicans plan to overhaul the federal student loan system. Here's what to know

4:49am April 30, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

The Republican proposal would eliminate grad PLUS loans, set strict limits on parent PLUS loans and create a system in which colleges would be on the hook if their students don't repay their loans.

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Cabinet Meeting Highlights Tensions Over Musks Federal Demands

Trump administration to resume collections on student loan borrowers in default

7:10pm April 21, 2025

The Education Department says millions of borrowers in default will have a chance to make a payment or sign up for a repayment plan. But on May 5, those who don't will be referred for collection.

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6 things borrowers should know about federal student loans right now

5:00am March 31, 2025

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.

Biden Adminstration To Forgive Student Debt For Nearly 78,000 Public Sector Workers

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'

2:17pm March 21, 2025

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

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Biden's education grades: F on FAFSA, an incomplete on student loan forgiveness

5:00am January 16, 2025

We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.

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University of Texas, MIT and others announce free tuition for some undergraduates

2:15pm November 22, 2024

Nearly half a dozen institutions of higher education announced plans this week to make tuition free for undergraduates whose families make below a certain income threshold, starting in fall 2025.

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What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness

5:00am November 14, 2024

Several of President Biden's efforts at loan relief are in jeopardy, including a repayment plan with millions of borrowers waiting in limbo.

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Judges temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan

11:28am June 25, 2024

by The Associated Press

The rulings from Kansas and Missouri federal judges put on hold the federal government helping many of the intended borrowers ease their loan repayment burdens starting July 1.

Student loan borrowers and advocates gather for the People's Rally To Cancel Student Debt During The Supreme Court Hearings On Student Debt Relief on February 28, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Biden forgives more than $6 billion in loans for 317,000 Art Institutes students

1:12pm May 01, 2024

by C Mandler

President Biden announced the relief for attendees of the now-shuttered art schools, saying they "falsified data, knowingly misled students, and cheated borrowers into taking on mountains of debt."

Activists and students protest in front of the Supreme Court during a rally for student debt cancellation in Washington, D.C., in February 2023.

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Biden cancels nearly $6 billion in student debt for public service workers

4:07pm March 21, 2024

Because of past administrative failures, the some 78,000 affected public service workers such as nurses and teachers never got the relief they were entitled to under the law, Biden said.