Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness extended to more than 1 million borrowers over the last three years

October 21, 2024

USA TODAY — Less than three weeks before Election Day, the White House plans to sidestep the jumble of legal challenges it’s facing over its student loan forgiveness agenda to tout billions of dollars in new relief. 

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Policy experts call for additional regulation of graduate programs as graduates struggle with debt 

October 8, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — As emerging data shows that taking out loans to earn a graduate degree doesn’t always pay off, policy experts call for even stronger regulation of graduate schools.

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American Bar Association study examines the effects of debt on young lawyers

September 25, 2024

REUTERS — Student loan debt is altering the career and life plans of young lawyers while also impeding their ability to save for emergencies, investments and retirement, according to an American Bar Association survey.

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Judge temporarily blocks federal student loan debt relief plan

September 9, 2024

REUTERS —  A U.S. judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from implementing its latest student debt forgiveness plan, just days after seven Republican-led states filed a lawsuit seeking to halt it.

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Legal action against federal student loan repayment programs continue to delay payments

September 3, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s new loan-repayment plan remains on hold this week after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to lift an injunction blocking the plan.

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Cornell Law expands public service loan repayment assistance program

August 14, 2024

THE CORNELL DAILY SUN — Cornell Law School, known for its high placement of graduates in private-sector law firms, recently made a notable move to support its public-sector graduates.

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Study examines law school graduate salary outcomes and student loan debt

July 11, 2024

DIVERSE EDUCATION — In its latest report regarding higher education’s return on investment (ROI), Georgetown University’s Center for Education and the Workforce (CEW) has analyzed 186 law schools and found at nearly one-in-five law schools, graduates’ net take-home pay after student loan payments averages at $55,000.

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Notre Dame Law announces expansion of loan repayment assistance program

July 9, 2024

UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME THE LAW SCHOOL — Notre Dame Law School has announced enhancements to its Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) for the second consecutive year, aimed at supporting a greater number of J.D. graduates pursuing careers in public interest law and government with loan repayment assistance.

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Federal student loan forgiveness plan faces legal challenges

July 8, 2024

CBS 58 — A federal appeals court will allow the Department of Education to proceed with lowering millions of student loan borrowers’ monthly payments in July as the Biden administration faces two legal battles over the repayment plan known as SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education), which launched last year.

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SAVE plan federal student loan payments paused for July as White House plans to reduce monthly payments

June 24, 2024

CNET MONEY — Millions of borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan, orSAVE, have been notified that they won’t need to make a student loan payment next month, a DOE spokesperson told CNET Money in an email on Friday. 

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