Education
President Takes Action On Student Loans As Pressure On Senate Builds
President Obama signed an executive order today capping student loan repayments at 10 percent of the borrower’s monthly income as thousands petition the Senate to act on a bill that would allow lower rates on student loans.
Another Reason To Rein In Big Banks: Student Loan Shenanigans
Student borrowers face intense hardships caused by the deceptive practices of loan providers and servicers like JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and Citibank. A Senate subcommittee hearing exposes the problem.
Lift A $1.2 Trillion Weight On Student Borrowers And The Economy
Three witnesses testify in a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the impact of student loan debt on the national economy. A teacher's personal story makes the need for action clear.
School Discipline Reform: A Model For Bottom-Up Improvement
A new report provides promising new strategies for reforming the nation's school discipline policies. It may be even more important to recognize how the new direction in discipline policies came about.
High Stakes As The Senate Turns To The Student Debt Crisis
A major impediment holding back millennials from entering the middle class, and Democrats from turning them out to vote, is student loan debt. This is not just an issue affecting young adults, either.
Education Accountability We Can Believe In
For years, education policy has been obsessed with outcomes like scores on standardized tests while focusing less on the inputs into our children’s schooling. It’s time for alternatives to this mindless direction.
Who Betrayed The Legacy Of Brown v. Board?
Sixty years after Brown v. Board of Education, today’s political leaders engage in grand gestures of "progress" while taking deliberate actions to increase racial inequity.
Charter Schools Fail: New Reports Call Their 'Magic' Into Question
During a week of carefully orchestrated marketing for charter schools, new reports show that ‘what is possible’ from charter schools includes a lot of bad education, hype, wasted resources, and corruption.
New Warren Bill Addresses Student Debt "Emergency"
Student loan debt is now approaching $2 trillion – talk about a bubble waiting to burst. "It doesn't have to be this way," Sen. Elizabeth Warren says as she introduces the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act.
High Stakes In The Senate Student Debt Fight
Inaction on Congress’ part in tackling college affordability and other issues young adults care about has led many to distance themselves from the political process altogether, with only 23 percent certain to vote this November.
