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May 16, 2021
Delaware State University cancelled $700,000 in student loans for graduates affected by the pandemic through funds for COVID-19 relief.
Biden thegrio.com
February 18, 2021
Cancelling that debt would be a major contributor to closing America's racial wealth gap. They think if voters prioritize it,…
February 17, 2021
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan currently includes suspension of student loan payments as a relief for borrowers.
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December 11, 2020
"The president-elect must meet the moment. If he fails to, we will hold him accountable," said Representative Ayanna Pressley.
Senate Minority Leader Schumer thegrio.com
December 7, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is considering forgiving $50K for student loan borrowers, according to Senator Chuck Schumer.
December 5, 2020
The Trump administration on Friday suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates…
August 22, 2020
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos executed President Trump's action giving federal student loan borrowers more needed relief.
Young Gifted And Broke: Our Student Loan Crisis - theGrio.com
July 27, 2020
if Congress doesn't act, student loan borrowers face a looming crisis when federal deferments come to an end in September,…
April 12, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden is all but guaranteed to the Democratic nomination. The seasoned politician has beefed up his…
March 24, 2020
Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar want to erase at least $30,000 of your student loan debt during the coronavirus…
Senator Chuck Schumer theGrio.com
March 20, 2020
Senate Democrats say student loan borrowers need relief in the form of loan forgiveness and debt cancellation in response to…
Gavel Money thgrio.com
December 11, 2019
The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million…
April 13, 2017
Betsy DeVos pulled back protections that the Obama administration had put forward in order to help students who took out…
November 14, 2016
Donald Trump laid out one of the most liberal student debt plans since the federal student aid program began.
October 27, 2016
From the moment black students graduate from colleges and universities, they already owe more than their white counterparts.
February 18, 2016
New Orleans rapper “Dee-1” Augustine decided to celebrate paying off his student loans in a big way— a rap music…
June 8, 2015
theGrio REPORT - LAS VEGAS (AP) — New advertisements outside Little Darlings strip club in Las Vegas encourage recent high…
April 18, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A parody of Beyonce's hit song 'Partition' about student loans has been blowing up social media.
September 17, 2013
VIDEO - Consumer credit, which tracks credit cards, student and auto loans, grew by more than 10 billion dollars in…
August 9, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging…