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June’s #AskFAFSA Office Hours Explores Student Loan Repayment Options
During June’s #AskFAFSA Office Hours, we featured three recent student loan borrowers from a variety of fields who are using various resources (some more out of the box than others) to repay their student loans. Joe, Tiffany and Ian answered … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Income-Based Repayment, Student Loans
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Explore Your Student Loan Repayment Options at #AskFAFSA Office Hours
“While it’s never been more important to have a degree, a certificate or an industry-recognized credential — it’s also never been more expensive. About two-thirds of college graduates borrow to go to school, and on average they’re graduating with more … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged FAFSA, Income-Based Repayment, Twitter
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Income Based Repayment: Everything You Need to Know
Cross-posted from the White House blog. Over the past several years, the Obama Administration has worked to improve repayment options available to responsible student loan borrowers. Since 2009, former students have been able to enroll in an “Income Based Repayment” … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News, Teachers
Tagged IBR, Income-Based Repayment, Student Aid, Student Loans
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ED Celebrates Public Service Recognition Week with #AskFAFSA Office Hours
Teachers, firefighters, police officers, government employees, military—day in and day out these public servants work tirelessly for citizens across the country. To celebrate Public Service Recognition Week (May 6th-12th) and the positive impact these individuals’ work has on our lives, … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged FAFSA, Income-Based Repayment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Twitter
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Duncan & Mills host #GradStartup Twitter Q&A
Small Business Administrator Karen Mills made her Twitter debut yesterday as she and Secretary Arne Duncan hosted an online Q & A responding to questions about how to start a new business, the loan repayment and forgiveness plans available to … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, Join the Conversation, News
Tagged Income-Based Repayment, Student Loans, Twitter
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ED & SBA Host Twitter Chat: Connecting Grads to Resources to Help Them Startup
Cross-posted from SBA.gov Graduation season is right around the corner and to help grads that are looking to start a small business, SBA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a Twitter Q & A Session on April 25 … Continue reading
Minnesota Town Halls Focus on College Affordability and FAFSA
Secretary Duncan travelled to the Minneapolis area last Friday to host two town hall meetings with teachers, parents, students, and national, state and local leaders. Arne started the day speaking with students at South High School in Minneapolis about the … Continue reading
Posted in College Completion, Headlines, News
Tagged Affordability, FAFSA, Income-Based Repayment, Pell Grants, Town Hall
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Our Students Deserve No Less
“My chief message today is a sobering one,” said Secretary Duncan yesterday at the annual Federal Student Aid conference in Las Vegas, Nev. “I want to ask you, and the entire higher education community, to look ahead and start thinking … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Arne Duncan, FAFSA, Income-Based Repayment, Student Aid, Student Loans
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Arne on the Income-Based Repayment Program and Community Colleges
Arne took time last week to answer a couple of questions he received on his Facebook page. Daniel had a question on the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program and the President’s recent pay-as-you-earn proposal. Secretary Duncan encouraged Daniel and others with … Continue reading
Posted in Arne Answers Questions, Community Colleges, Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Income-Based Repayment, Student Loans
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We Can’t Wait to Help America’s Graduates
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. In this globally competitive, knowledge-based economy, higher education has never been more important. Simply put, America cannot lead in the 21st century without the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world. Nations that … Continue reading
Posted in Federal Student Aid, Headlines, News
Tagged Arne Duncan, Income-Based Repayment, Student Loans
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