COVID-19

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.

This week, Congress passed a massive emergency economic relief and appropriations package.

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.

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.

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…