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The expanded child tax credit briefly slashed child poverty. Here's what else it did
Thursday, January 27, 2022
The monthly cash payments reached more than 61 million kids in December alone. Most low-income families spent the money on basic needs like food, clothing and utility bills.
Navient reaches a deal to cancel $1.7 billion in student loan debts
Thursday, January 13, 2022
The loan servicing giant has agreed to cancel student loan debts owed by roughly 66,000 borrowers as part of a settlement reached with 39 state attorneys general.
The challenges of trying to keep schools open during the omicron surge
Tuesday, January 11, 2022
With COVID-19 surging, schools may decide to send students home temporarily. What's going on behind the scenes, as school leaders fight to keep the doors open — despite staffing and safety issues.
8 ways teachers are talking about Jan. 6 in their classrooms
Wednesday, January 05, 2022
A year after a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol, teachers say they want students to grapple with the uncomfortable facts of the day.
1 borrower's student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul
Monday, December 20, 2021
With the Biden administration loosening the rules of the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, one borrower, a special education teacher on the verge of retirement, got some good news.
Why school enrollment continues to drop
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
In fall 2020, NPR reported that enrollment numbers in public schools were dropping. A year later, has that changed? In many places, the answer is an emphatic "No."
Where are the students? For a second straight year, school enrollment is dropping
Wednesday, December 15, 2021
The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.
Biden pledged to forgive $10,000 in student loan debt. Here's what he's done so far
Tuesday, December 07, 2021
President Biden provided hundreds of thousands of borrowers with debt relief this year — but his campaign promise to cancel at least $10,000 of student debt per person remains unfulfilled.
Thousands of borrowers' student debt is erased with loan forgiveness program overhaul
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
A month after the U.S. Department of Education announced it would overhaul the troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, thousands have begun to see their student loan balances disappear.
Borrowers say they were wrongly denied loan forgiveness. Now, help is on the way
Thursday, November 04, 2021
An NPR investigation found that student borrowers were prematurely rejected under the revamped Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. The Education Department has promised a fix.
4 things to know about possible changes to your student loan debt
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause.
Top student loan official testifies on troubled loan forgiveness program
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
The head of the U.S. Department of Education's federal student lending office, Richard Cordray, testified before a House panel Wednesday, about changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
Student loan forgiveness is a lot closer for some borrowers, and they are pumped
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Thousands of teachers, nurses and other public servants are learning they could have some of their federal student loan debts erased months — and even years — earlier than expected.
What borrowers need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul
Wednesday, October 06, 2021
On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.
NPR Exclusive: Troubled Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will get overhaul
Friday, October 01, 2021
The program's confusing requirements led to crowds of frustrated borrowers being denied debt relief. The department is expected to make immediate, retroactive fixes and to simplify the overall rules.
Education Dept. Will Reimburse Florida District That Had Funds Held Over Mask Mandate
Thursday, September 23, 2021
The U.S. Department of Education has made good on its promise to reimburse a Florida school district that is being penalized for defying its state's mask mandate ban.
The Education Secretary Plays Hardball (And A Cowbell) To Push For Safe Schools
Thursday, September 23, 2021
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has tried to balance optimism around safe, in-person learning with political pugilism aimed at officials who are making it hard for schools to require masks.
The Stakes Feel Higher Than Ever As The Education Secretary Welcomes Students Back
Monday, September 20, 2021
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona is hopping a purple bus for his "Return-to-School Road Trip." His message to students and educators: It's good to be back.
How To Talk About 9/11 With A New Generation Of Kids
Thursday, September 09, 2021
Students today have no memory of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, so this year's anniversary poses unique challenges for educators and caregivers trying to explain what happened and why.
Schools Are Getting Billions In COVID Relief Money. Here's How They Plan To Spend It
Wednesday, September 01, 2021
New staff, new technology and new classrooms are among the things superintendents are buying with this historic infusion of federal dollars. That's according to a new survey of district leaders.