student debt

Published
January 10, 2023

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.
Published
October 14, 2022

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.
Published
September 19, 2022

Another View: One very real problem with Biden’s student loan forgiveness

Scammers are taking advantage of the moment to steal from borrowers.
Published
September 15, 2022

After cancellation, Democrats look to reduce future student debt

The election-season bill has dim odds of passage in the House and virtually no hope in the Senate.
Published
September 4, 2022

The Maine Millennial: Are you telling me that government programs don’t benefit everyone equally?

Anger and indignation in response to student loan forgiveness come down to American attitudes toward class and ‘upward mobility.’
Published
August 28, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s debt cancellation won’t end the student loan crisis

Congressional action is still needed to reform the way the government funds higher education.
Published
August 27, 2022

Another View: Forgiving student loans is a costly mistake

Wiping out debt now will only encourage students to take out still-bigger loans in the future.
Published
August 27, 2022

Maine Voices: There’s no good reason to resent education loan forgiveness

I say this as somebody with almost a quarter of a million dollars in student debt – which I plan to pay back.
Published
August 25, 2022

Commentary: Biden’s student debt cancellation is a welcome starting point

We can and should do more to relieve those struggling under this burden – and to assist the scholars of the future.
Published
August 24, 2022

Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief

The president's decision to provide $10,000 in federal student debt reduction will benefit about 177,000 borrowers who live in Maine, the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates.