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Here’s what to know about a new student loan proposal that provides payment relief to borrowers making less than $30,600

A new proposal from the Biden administration would lower federal student loan payments for some Americans – and pause payments completely for anyone making less than $30,600 a year. “Today, we’re ...

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CNN Student News, a daily news program designed to bring current events into middle and high school classrooms. Having served in roles ranging from package producer, reporter and writer for the ...
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College student recounts her social media breaking point and how she stopped ‘scrolling mindlessly’

The political and legal scrutiny of some Big Tech and social media platforms is running high at the moment. TikTok CEO Shou Chew faced grilling from lawmakers Thursday when he appeared before the ...
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This could be a momentous week for millions of young people

That’s when US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Americans can expect a decision from the Biden administration on student loans. Millions of borrowers are anxiously waiting to hear whether ...
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Student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after school says her hijab wasn’t in line with the uniform policy

A Massachusetts student and her family are fighting for her religious identity after her school says her hijab represented a school uniform infraction. Aya Zeabi said her younger sister went to Mystic ...
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Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers will be temporarily paused. Here’s what you need to know

Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses will be temporarily paused beginning May 1 as the Department of Education moves management of the program in-house. The ...
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The student loan debt is $1.6 trillion and people are struggling to pay it down

The student loan burden in the US is about $1.6 trillion and rising, mostly because people have barely made a dent in paying down their loans. That’s according to a report released Thursday from ...
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Biden administration is still deciding whether to extend student loan payment pause past August 31

With just over five weeks to go before federal student loan payments are set to restart after a yearslong pandemic pause, the Biden administration has yet to decide whether to push back the expiration ...
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What we know about the federal detention of activists, students and scholars connected to universities

Nearly a dozen students and faculty members at colleges across the country are known to have been detained by federal agents amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration, which on college ...

Trump administration to start garnishing wages of defaulted student loan borrowers in January

The Trump administration will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default starting in January, the Education Department told CNN on Tuesday.
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Build credit as a college student with the Chase Freedom Student credit card

CNN Underscored reviews financial products such as credit cards and bank accounts based on their overall value, but does not review all financial companies or all available financial offers. We may ...