Joanne Jacobs
Under Biden's new plan, most college borrowers won't repay loans
Don't save for college. Don't choose a cheaper alternative. Unless you become a very higher earner very quickly, you'll make only...
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Joanne Jacobs
- Dec 24, 2022
- 2 min
Emily the art student, debtor and criminal
Emily owes $60,000 for an art degree she never finished. Her payments, from her job delivering food, reduce the interest but aren't...
Joanne Jacobs
- Nov 21, 2022
- 1 min
College apps are up again, and crunch season is just starting
College applications appear to be up this fall after a pandemic dip, according to the Common Application's report on early applicants....
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 30, 2022
- 1 min
Serve your country to clear your student loans
Link college loans to civilian or military service, writes Steve Cohen in City Journal. "President Biden’s plan to 'forgive' student...
Joanne Jacobs
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
Colleges can cut costs by getting back to basics
If colleges and universities got back to basics -- teaching and worthwhile research -- they could serve students without saddling them...
Joanne Jacobs
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Drop college mandates for jobs before the next $400 billion bailout
Forgiving student loans -- if it survives a legal challenge -- is estimated to cost $400 billion to $500 billion or more. That means...
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 25, 2022
- 2 min
Blue-collar workers don't want to pay college loans: 'Hell no!'
Linking student loan forgiveness to jobs and skills training would have been politically savvy, writes Andrew J. Rotherham on Eduwonk....
Joanne Jacobs
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
Biden: $10,000 break on college loans
President Joe Biden will cancel $10,000 in student loans for those earning less than $125,000 a year and extend "the pandemic-era pause...
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