As head of Biden’s Domestic Policy Council, Rice has resisted broad-based debt forgiveness, though her late mother was ‘the mother of the Pell grant.’
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The Big Student Loan Lie
The numbers thrown around in the debate over whether to cancel student debt are made up.
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The Ivy League’s Legitimacy Crisis
Columbia University’s incredible profit bonanza after the pandemic is indicative of a wider problem.
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Interrogating a Critical Race Theory Critic
Providence, Rhode Island, English teacher Ramona Bessinger gained notoriety for calling out a ‘racially divisive’ curriculum. The reality is more complex.
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How Biden Can Protect Students From Predatory For-Profit Colleges
Yet the Departments of Education and Justice are contradicting themselves.
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Will Biden Rescue Vulnerable Student Borrowers From Default?
The president can relieve 7.3 million student debtors from default, benefiting their credit scores and avoiding wage garnishment. He hasn’t committed to doing it.
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Start Governing and Good Things Happen
The Education Department’s changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program can serve as a powerful lesson.
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The Failure of Financialized Higher Ed
Big endowments and big money have made administrators more accountable to financiers than their own universities.
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As Children Head Back to School, Partisan Politics Threatens Their Learning and Safety
Schools must model the true meaning of freedom in a democracy.
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Bureaucracy Jams Up Student Debt Relief for Disabled Borrowers
Recently announced student debt forgiveness for ‘totally and permanently disabled’ people leaves many at the mercy of a bureaucratic and somewhat random process.
