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Rising Student Debt and the 2020 Election
In the 2020 presidential election campaign, college affordability has become a central household economic issue that nearly every candidate feels compelled to address.
Protecting the Cohort Default Rate from Forbearance Abuse
Fact sheet focuses on the importance of the cohort default rate (CDR), details how some colleges may evade accountability by exploiting forbearance options, and includes recommendations on how to protect the CDR from forbearance abuse.
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New data show that the average student debt for college graduates continues to climb but at a slower pace. Nationally, about two in three (65 percent) college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2018 had student loan debt. These borrowers owed an average of $29,200. (Student Debt and the Class of 2018)
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TICAS Statement on Trump Administration's FY21 Budget for Higher Education
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TICAS Statement on Trump Administration's FY21 Budget for Higher Education
TICAS Statement on Trump Administration's FY21 Budget for Higher Education
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