If student loan forgiveness and affirmative action are both struck down by the Supreme Court, it could send an ominous signal to millions of Americans that conservative critics have succeeded in erecting more roadblocks to racial equality in America.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Supreme Court should not remove lifeline for those drowning in student debt
While solving the problem will involve other measures – including reducing the costs of higher education and more emphasis on non-college opportunities – loan forgiveness is critical.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Opinion
Maine Voices: UMaine System tuition waiver would benefit students, taxpayers alike
Not only would it help keep Mainers out of debt, but it would also help build a better-educated workforce, making our state more able to attract and retain businesses.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Supreme Court student loan hearing: What you need to know
During the pandemic, 2 presidential administrations paused payments for those holding federal student loans until as late as this summer.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Supreme Court seems ready to reject Biden’s student loan forgiveness
The president’s only hope for being allowed to move forward with his plan appeared to be the slim possibility that the court would find that Republican-led states and individuals challenging the plan lacked the legal right to sue.
Posted inNation & World
Wiping out $400 billion in student debt rests in Supreme Court’s hands
The Biden administration will defend the plan Tuesday before a court that has already stopped the president from blocking evictions during the pandemic and requiring workers to get coronavirus vaccines or regular tests.
Posted inNation & World, News, Schools and Education
Biden’s student loan forgiveness program comes before Supreme Court
Tuesday’s arguments will focus on the limits of executive power – and explore who has standing to challenge the $430 billion loan initiative.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News, Politics
Republicans argue Biden student debt program is ‘major question’
Republicans want the Supreme Court to use a case about student loan debt relief to restrict the regulatory power of the Biden administration — even if that also would hamstring a future GOP president.
Posted inNation & World, Schools and Education
Feds propose ‘student loan safety net’ alongside forgiveness
The new proposal would cap payments for undergraduate loans at 5% of borrowers’ discretionary pay, cutting their bills in half, and require payments only for those who earn more than about $30,000 a year.
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Education Department to begin testing student debt relief application
The application will require borrowers to give their Social Security numbers and attest that they earned less than the income caps set for relief.