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Exclusive: New Biden student loan plan unveiled amid agency funding crisis

The Office of Federal Student Aid has a lot on its plate in 2023, including implementation of an ambitious new student loan repayment plan. Now it just needs money to pay for it.

WEKU

Feds propose 'student loan safety net' alongside forgiveness

The White House is moving forward with a proposal that would lower student debt payments for millions of Americans now and in the future

The Independent UK

Texas superintendent removed LGBTQ books

The Education Department has opened what appears to be the first-of-its-kind investigation into the district

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Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train carried out a deadly police shooting. Their twisted backstory is revealed

There were many signs something was not right about Gareth Train and his wife Stacey before they joined his brother Nathaniel on a deadly shooting rampage in Queensland's Western Downs. This story contains content that readers may find distressing.

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The Supreme Court Will Hear a Second Challenge Over Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

As the Court agrees to take up yet another case against the Education Department's loan forgiveness plan, Biden's goal of forgiving billions in student loans seems increasingly doomed.

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Biden’s student-loan relief plan gets expanded review from Supreme Court

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Biden’s student-loan relief plan gets expanded review from Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court expanded a planned showdown over President Joe Biden’s student-loan relief plan, saying it will hear arguments from two borrowers who contend they are being unfairly excluded from the full scope of the program.

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Student loan forgiveness “highly unlikely” as Supreme Court reviews case, says expert

December 1st 2022, the federal Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s immediate request to revive his student debt relief plan. The court will review oral arguments in February 2023 and then determine whether the leading lawsuit against the program has merit.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court agrees to decide on Biden’s stalled student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an emergency appeal to immediately revive President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, but agreed to rule early next year on its legality.

Los Angeles Times

Legal losses keep coming for Biden's student loan relief plan

The 5th Circuit Court rejected a Education Department appeal on Wednesday, the latest setback in several parallel lawsuits. The administration is expected to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

WEKU

White House to extend student-loan payment pause to June 30

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced that his administration would extend the pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments through June 30 amid legal challenges to his college debt-forgiveness plan.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to revive student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift lower court orders and clear the way for the Education Department to forgive millions of student loans.

Los Angeles Times

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to revive student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift lower court orders and to clear the way for the Education Department to forgive millions of student loans.

Los Angeles Times

What to know if you’ve applied for student loan forgiveness

President Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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What to know if you've applied for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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Thousands still without power, schools closed after weekend storm in South Australia

More than 30,000 people remain without power and dozens of schools are closed as South Australia mops up from a fierce weekend storm.

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Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted

The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program

Reason

Title IX Due Process Protections Could Be Wiped Away by Education Department, Report Claims

"While the procedural protections currently in place are grossly inadequate, we may soon be calling these the 'good old days.'"

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The Independent UK

Education secretary tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden’s education secretary has tested positive for COVID-19

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Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get cancellation if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants

Tribune News Service

Could Minnesota officials have stopped Feeding our Future fraud sooner?

MINNEAPOLIS — Why did it take almost two years for government officials to shut down Feeding Our Future and cut off payments to individuals now accused of orchestrating the nation's largest pandemic fraud?

WEKU

You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

WEKU

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible

The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness. The department had already made several temporary changes.

Axios

Test scores hit by record plunge for U.S. kids

COVID and the resulting school closures spared no state or region.

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Is there a new national teacher shortage? It’s hard to say.

Nationwide enrollment in teacher preparation programs has steadily declined since 2008.

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