August 27, 2008
This letter requests that the Department of Education flag two-year institutions with exceptionally low federal loan participation rates in their annual Cohort Default Rate report. This practice would more accurately highlight problematic institutional default rates, and take some pressure off of those that are high due to a small number of students borrowing.
July 15, 2008
On July 15, 2008, the Project on Student Debt submitted its official comment on the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed rules for the Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness programs.
July 1, 2008
This one-page fact sheet provides information on loan limits, interest rates, eligibility, fees, and discounts on federal student loan programs for the 2008-09 academic year.
June 12, 2008
Over the past two decades, colleges and universities have increasingly engaged in financial aid "bidding wars" for students with high test scores or grades but little or no financial need. A new white paper suggests that colleges could free up significantly more funding for need-based financial aid if they could legally work together to curb these bidding wars. The white paper...
June 9, 2008
Shireman testified about student loans and the credit squeeze at a joint informational hearing of the Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance, and the Assembly Higher Education Committee.
April 9, 2008
Asher made a statement of support of SB 1355 to the California State Senate Education Committee. The bill would require California colleges to provide important information to students and families before certifying private student loans.
