Student Debt

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona announced that over 323,000 borrowers who have significant and permanent disabilities will qualify for the relief from student loan debt.

The U.S. Department of Education says it is scrapping a controversial, Trump-era policy that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges.

Payments on federal student loans were supposed to begin again on Jan. 31 after being put on pause for most of the coronavirus pandemic. But one of President Joe Biden’s first actions was signing an executive order extending the hold through September. WFAE's Gracyn Doctor looks at why Black and Latino students are disproportionately burdened with the weight of student loans.

Monday, July 29, 2019The high cost of college and rising student debt are major topics in the Democratic presidential race. Why are costs rising, and what…

Johnson C. Smith University has received about $1 million this month for a scholarship fund that helps students pay the difference between their financial…

Johnson C. Smith University President Ron Carter is urging the Department of Education to reconsider changes to the Federal Parent PLUS loan. Carter…

We frequently hear about the rising cost of going to college. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says the average amount of student debt is about…