Obama expected to announce expansion of student loan relief …
WASHINGTON (CNNMoney) -- President Obama will announce on Monday an expansion of a program that helps student loan borrowers manage their debt, a White House official said. The official said Obama will...
View ArticleWhat's News in Washington: Obama Turns to Student Debt …
School may be out for summer, but student loan debt, which recently topped $1.2 trillion nationally, is not going anywhere.
View ArticleObama To Issue Executive Action Easing Student Loan Debt …
WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will issue an executive action on Monday aimed at making it easier for young people to avoid trouble repaying student loans, a White House official...
View ArticleObama Administration Seeks to Federalize Teacher Preparation …
If the Obama administration successfully federalizes teacher -prep programs, competition based on achievement will be removed from the educational system.
View ArticleObama: We Have to Do Something About Student Debt – Reason.com
President Obama, keenly aware that he has to keep millennials on his side to prevent the Democrats from getting trounced at the polls in November, wants to confront the student loan crisis. But the...
View ArticleAbbreviated pundit roundup: Voting rights, student loan reform and …
Rising student debt and tuition make many leery about the value of the degree. In 2010, President Barack Obama set into place a plan that would allow students to use only 10% of their income to repay...
View ArticleObama's New Student Debt Plan Will Exacerbate America's …
But President Barack Obama's new plan to decrease student debt will only make the problem worse since there is a deficit of workers in skilled trades, but a surplus of people with college degrees.
View ArticleWhat Obama Told High School Graduates About Republicans …
Speaking at a high school graduation, President Barack Obama went political, telling the students to vote, and blasting Senate Republicans for failing to pass a bill to lower the rates on student loans.
View ArticlePresident Obama Speaks on Student Loan Debt | The White House
President Obama delivers remarks about the need to make college more affordable, before signing a memorandum outlining new executive actions to support federal student loan borrowers. Download mp4...
View ArticleDid Barack Obama sign a bill to forgive all outstanding student debt …
On June 9, 2014, President Barack Obama made a speech announcing a "presidential memorandum" that allows 5 million federal student loan holders to cap their monthly payments at 10 percent of their income.
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