Biden just released a plan to protect Americans’ retirements and savings from the 2 main financial risks of the climate crisis Ayelet Sheffey 16 nov 2021
For-profit colleges have a ‘fraudulent’ history and won’t get access to increased federal grants in Biden’s economic agenda – but 13 Democrats worry that will hurt students the most Ayelet Sheffey 15 nov 2021
Meet a therapist with $81,000 in student debt, who worked in public service for 20 years, and can’t get loan forgiveness: ‘People in the helping professions are getting totally screwed over’ Ayelet Sheffey 14 nov 2021
Meet a 62-year-old veteran with $104,000 in student debt after working in public service for 4 decades: ‘I joined the army to escape poverty. This is a different kind of poverty.’ Ayelet Sheffey 13 nov 2021
30,000 student-loan borrowers are getting $2 billion in debt wiped out, Biden’s Education Secretary says Ayelet Sheffey 12 nov 2021
8.5 million student-loan borrowers get one more year with a company Elizabeth Warren says was ‘caught lying to Congress about its atrocious record of fines and penalties’ Ayelet Sheffey 11 nov 2021
4 reasons why the $1.7 trillion student debt crisis is so bad for 45 million Americans Ayelet Sheffey 11 nov 2021
Inflation isn’t one size fits all: some lower-paid workers have actually gotten a raise Ayelet Sheffey 10 nov 2021
44% of student-loan borrowers at HBCUs are skipping meals to pay their debt: ‘I get help from some friends who sometimes give me food’ Ayelet Sheffey 10 nov 2021
GOP billionaire calls Joe Manchin ‘a great American’ for opposing Biden’s plans to fight climate crisis and tax the wealthy Ayelet Sheffey 10 nov 2021