Affordability

While student loan repayment relief has prevented borrowers from falling into new delinquency or default on their federal loans, new analysis reveals that three in five California student loan borrowers enrolled when the pandemic began report being more worried about their ability to repay their loans than before the pandemic.

Letter to the 117th Congress outlining recommendations for closing equity gaps in college attainment, restoring the promise of public higher education, and reducing the burden of student debt.

President-elect Biden’s American Rescue Plan includes $35 billion in critical new emergency funding for higher education. Building on last month’s spending deal, this additional investment will help students and colleges weather the current crisis and safely re-open when the time is right.

Letter from a coalition of education, philanthropic and business organizations urging Governor Gretchen Whitmer to make financial aid as flexible, accessible, and aligned towards degree completion as possible.

Joint letter from TICAS, ACE, and NASFAA urging the Education Department to act swiftly to extend and expand repayment relief for federal student loan borrowers amid the COVID-19 crisis.

“The twin crises of the pandemic and the recession threaten to decimate America’s colleges. Congress must quickly take…