Two experts in higher education policy explain the high hurdles that must be cleared to use bankruptcy to escape crushing student loan debt.
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West Texas A&M University President Walter Wendler set out to visit high school students throughout the Texas Panhandle and the South Plains with a simple message about student loans.
The income-based repayment plan that lets borrowers pay back student loans based on their salaries is in jeopardy. The problem? The program proved too popular.
Roughly 1 in 10 student loan borrowers end up in default on their loans. A scholar of higher education offers tips on how to make that less likely.
An economist takes a critical look at a proposal to tax Wall Street to pay off the nation's student debt.
Student loan defaults have risen sharply, and the number-one reason is deceptive and misleading practices by for-profit institutions.
While net price calculators are meant to help students figure out how much a particular college will cost, a new study reveals that many colleges' calculators distort the true cost of attendance.
Through "risk-sharing," colleges could be on the hook to help pay back student loans if too many students default. A scholar who studies the ethics of debt examines how risk-sharing could backfire.
A new debit card being issued to federal student loan borrowers on a trial basis may save them time and money, but it could also enable a bank to study their spending to sell them more products.
Although many feared that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would destroy public education, a review of the past two years shows that much of her policy agenda has failed.
Donald Trump may have executed a hostile takeover of the Republican party, but the GOP has been laying the groundwork for decades.
A higher education professor explains the complex rules behind Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program meant to provide debt relief to student loan borrowers who went into public service jobs.
Labor has promised to review the tertiary education sector if elected next year. There are some major issues, and some examples from abroad they should consider.
A few years ago, a folklorist started gathering data on the creative ways graduates were embellishing their caps. From student debt to immigration, some themes quickly emerged.
In order to avoid colleges where graduates owe so much and earn so little that they can hardly pay back their student loans, students should ask these key questions about any college they plan to attend.
Single women borrowed heavily in the run-up to the financial crisis, ensuring they suffered the most in its fallout. Will history repeat itself?
With HELP debt likely to increase to A$75 billion in 2020, research from the US shows offering students financial literacy courses may be a gentler way to combat student debt.
Theresa May is under pressure to tackle tuition fees after Labour's pledge to scrap them was highlighted as a key issue for young voters.
Not-so-fun fact: more than half of 18- to 34-year-olds are in debt, owing over £8,000 each on average.
Senators should consider how repayment thresholds vary depending on family circumstances, the impacts on taxes and how long students will be saddled with debt.
Top contributors
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Honorary Senior Fellow, Centre for Vocational and Educational Policy, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor of Higher Education, Seton Hall University
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Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Fellow, Higher Education Program, Grattan Institute
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Instructor, Miami University
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Professor in the Practice of Higher Education Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Vice-Chancellor, Deakin University
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Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Melbourne
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Executive Director, John Curtin Institute of Public Policy, Curtin University
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Executive Director, IRU, La Trobe University
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Professor of Management, University of New England
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Senior Lecturer, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne
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Vice-Chancellor and President, CQUniversity Australia
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Research economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies
