Stern: Back to school means it’s time to save
The costs associated with obtaining a college degree might seem discouraging, but they are important to know and understand.
View ArticleStudy: For-profits blamed for many student debt defaults
Students attending for-profit colleges twice as likely to default
View ArticleAP sources: Education Dept. could scale back help on loans
May only partially forgive fed loans for those defrauded by for-profit schools
View ArticleNation’s top student loan official resigns
The top government official overseeing the $1.5T student loan market resigned Monday, citing what he says is the White House's open hostility toward protecting the nation's millions of student loan...
View ArticleBorrowing big: Student loan debt on the rise
A new study found that student borrowing is continuing to grow nationwide, with New York students’ average debt higher than most states.
View ArticlePontieri: Mayor sees looming crisis for Long Island’s young adults
Paul Pontieri is the mayor of the Village of Patchogue.
View ArticleGregory: Suffolk needs a plan to address student debt
The absence of housing options as well as the prohibitive costs are factors driving young professionals to desert the towns where they grew up.
View ArticleState Assembly to look at student loan debt
New York State lawmakers are taking a look at what the state can do to lessen the burden of student loan debt.
View ArticleWarren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is proposing a sweeping set of education funding proposals.
View ArticleMore employers offer workers help paying off student loans
Americans collectively owe nearly $1.5 trillion in student loans — more than twice the total a decade ago.
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