What’s in the New Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund
December 23, 2020
This week, Congress passed a massive emergency economic relief and appropriations package.
December 23, 2020
This week, Congress passed a massive emergency economic relief and appropriations package.
December 21, 2020
“The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to exacerbate inequities in college access and degree attainment for years to come. Lost jobs…
December 21, 2020
The Department of Education recently released new data for the College Scorecard, a critical consumer tool that…
November 17, 2020
Joint publication with UNCF outlining how Congress can increase college affordability and close equity gaps by doubling the maximum Pell Grant.
November 11, 2020
The current student loan payment relief benefits have provided vital economic support to upwards of 33 million borrowers who can better cover their basic needs during the pandemic without having to worry about their balances ballooning from unpaid interest, or their loans falling into delinquency or default. Without policymaker action, these protections will expire on December.
October 6, 2020
More than six in ten (62%) college seniors who graduated from public and private nonprofit colleges in 2019 had student loan debt and they owed an average of $28,950. This is a lower share of students than the Class of 2018 (65%), and a very slight decline (less than 1%) in total debt from the 2018 average of $29,200.