Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling student loan debt and offering free public college
5 years, 8 months ago

Elizabeth Warren proposes canceling student loan debt and offering free public college

LA Times  

Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is unveiling a proposal to wipe out student debt for millions of borrowers, making her the only major 2020 presidential candidate to advance such an ambitious plan to relieve the growing burden of higher-education loans on Americans and the economy. To keep students from accumulating more debt in the future, Warren also proposes making two- and four-year public colleges tuition free, according to a plan unveiled in advance of a Monday evening CNN town hall focused on issues of interest to young voters. Most of the other 2020 Democratic presidential candidates have offered proposals to ease student debt and make college tuition free, but most of those plans impose conditions such as income limits or public-service commitments in order to qualify. RELATED: Behind grass-roots talk, big checks remain lifeblood for 2020 presidential hopefuls » Warren is proposing free tuition and fees at two- and four-year public colleges for students of all income levels, with costs shared by state and federal governments.

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Higher payments loom for many student loan borrowers under Trump
2 months ago

Higher payments loom for many student loan borrowers under Trump

LA Times  

USC students attend graduation from Viterbi School of Engineering at the Galen Center in Los Angeles on May 10, 2024. Here is a rundown of where the major Biden student debt relief initiatives stand: Current debt relief programs In July 2023, the Education Department launched the first elements of its Saving on a Valuable Education repayment plan to cut payments …

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election. The Education Department said it’s still working on the details of that rule, with a separate proposal to come “in the coming …

Student debt cancellation: On key initiatives, President Biden keeps getting sabotaged by his own allies.
1 year, 6 months ago

Student debt cancellation: On key initiatives, President Biden keeps getting sabotaged by his own allies.

Slate  

President Joe Biden’s student debt relief proposal is very popular; roughly 3 in 5 Americans support it. So the court’s decision to kill Biden’s student debt relief policy—and take between $10,000 and $20,000 out of the pockets of needy Americans—could mean electoral gains for Democrats. “But the answer to these problems is not the unchecked aggrandizement of executive power.” The …

Biden condemns Supreme Court decision on student loans, to unveil new action
1 year, 6 months ago

Biden condemns Supreme Court decision on student loans, to unveil new action

Firstpost  

President Joe Biden on Friday condemned a ruling by the Supreme Court that blocked his plan to cancel $430 billion in student loan debt and a White House source said he would announce new actions to protect student loan holders later in the day. “The president will make clear he’s not done fighting yet, and will announce new actions to …

‘Student debt is a crisis’: Activists rally outside Supreme Court for loan forgiveness
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Student debt is a crisis’: Activists rally outside Supreme Court for loan forgiveness

LA Times  

People rally outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday to show support for the Biden administration’s student debt relief plan while the court hears oral arguments in two cases challenging that plan. Hundreds of debt advocates and progressive political organizers gathered outside the Supreme Court on Tuesday while justices heard oral arguments in two cases challenging President Biden’s plan to cancel …

Free community college expected to be cut from spending bill
3 years, 2 months ago

Free community college expected to be cut from spending bill

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden’s long-sought goal of free community college appears to be a victim of cost-cutting in his social spending plan, dealing a major blow to his vision for a historic expansion of educational opportunity to all Americans. “I promise you — I guarantee you — we’re going to get free community college in the next several years and across …

White House drops free community college from its spending bill
3 years, 2 months ago

White House drops free community college from its spending bill

NPR  

White House drops free community college from its spending bill Enlarge this image toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Seth Wenig/AP The Biden administration's program to make community college tuition-free will not become a reality in this round of the president's spending priorities, leaving progressive groups disappointed. Both progressive and moderate Democrats confirmed to NPR that two free years of community college …

Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden plan seeks to expand education, from pre-K to college

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — As Democrats push ahead with President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, they’re promising historic investments across the arc of an education — from early childhood to college and beyond — in what advocates describe as the most comprehensive package of its kind in decades. The education provisions in Biden’s “Build Back Better” proposal would serve as a …

Elizabeth Warren fires at ‘unqualified billionaire’ Betsy DeVos over student loan forgiveness
4 years, 1 month ago

Elizabeth Warren fires at ‘unqualified billionaire’ Betsy DeVos over student loan forgiveness

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren called US education secretary Betsy DeVos …

DeVos says free college amounts to a 'socialist takeover'
4 years, 1 month ago

DeVos says free college amounts to a 'socialist takeover'

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a veiled swing at President-elect Joe Biden s education …

Trump's And Biden's Plans For Education
4 years, 2 months ago

Trump's And Biden's Plans For Education

NPR  

Trump's And Biden's Plans For Education Enlarge this image Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Joe Hall/Flickr Caroline Amenabar/NPR; Joe Hall/Flickr Key priorities Joe Biden Make public colleges, historically Black colleges and universities, and minority-serving institutions tuition-free for families making less than $125,000. Biden's plans for education Biden is advocating to make public colleges and universities tuition-free for students with family incomes under $125,000. …

Elizabeth Warren calls for canceling student loan payments during coronavirus emergency
4 years, 9 months ago

Elizabeth Warren calls for canceling student loan payments during coronavirus emergency

CNN  

Washington CNN — Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts is reviving a piece of her presidential campaign platform amid the coronavirus pandemic, proposing to cancel student loan payments for the duration of the emergency. Last week, President Donald Trump said he would waive the interest on federal student loans because of the pandemic, but the move is unlikely to immediately …

Column: You paid off your student loans. You should still support canceling them for others
4 years, 10 months ago

Column: You paid off your student loans. You should still support canceling them for others

LA Times  

A major consequence of the ending of Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign is the loss — at least for now — of a voice so adept at explaining how progressive policies work to the benefit of all Americans, regardless of their station in life. “By that same logic, what would we have done, not started Social Security because we didn’t start …

Canceling Student Debt Is Easier Than It Sounds
5 years ago

Canceling Student Debt Is Easier Than It Sounds

NPR  

Canceling Student Debt Is Easier Than It Sounds Enlarge this image toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Patrick Semansky/AP Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has pledged to cancel up to $50,000 of debt for 95% of student loan borrowers if she is elected president. "Maybe it's because they've been working in a public service position or because they become disabled or because they're …

Democrats’ divide: Free college for all or for some?
5 years, 1 month ago

Democrats’ divide: Free college for all or for some?

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg’s latest ad on college affordability was a relatively quiet one: The presidential candidate is seen explaining his plan for free public college tuition for some to a small group of nodding middle-aged voters, his measured tone hardly shifting as he takes an indirect swipe at his Democratic rivals. “Universal public systems are designed to benefit EVERYBODY!” …

Who Should Get Free College? Buttigieg Ad Inflames Key Divide Among Democrats
5 years, 1 month ago

Who Should Get Free College? Buttigieg Ad Inflames Key Divide Among Democrats

NPR  

Who Should Get Free College? It doesn't name other candidates, but it's clear he's taking aim at Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who have pitched plans making free public college available to all. Buttigieg's plan would offer tuition-free college to most students at public four-year colleges, but it would taper off those benefits for people from …

Column: Buttigieg is wrong — free college should be free for all, including children of the rich
5 years, 1 month ago

Column: Buttigieg is wrong — free college should be free for all, including children of the rich

LA Times  

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg has taken aim at one of the most progressive planks in the platforms of his rivals Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — eliminating tuition charges at public universities. In an ad running in Iowa, the first primary battleground state, Buttigieg attacks their proposals for making college “free even for the kids of millionaires.” Buttigieg’s comment …

Ocasio-Cortez accuses Buttigieg of pushing “GOP talking point” to vilify tuition-free college plans
5 years, 1 month ago

Ocasio-Cortez accuses Buttigieg of pushing “GOP talking point” to vilify tuition-free college plans

Salon  

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., took issue with South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s new campaign ad criticizing tuition-free college proposals from other Democratic candidates such as Sens. We can gather the majority to drive those big ideas through without turning off half the country before we even get into office.” Ocasio-Cortez, who has endorsed Sanders in the primary, slammed Buttigieg’s argument …

Biden plan: Free community college, expanded loan programs
5 years, 3 months ago

Biden plan: Free community college, expanded loan programs

Associated Press  

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden wants to make community and technical college free and federal college loan programs more generous as he shifts leftward but not as far as his 2020 rivals. The former vice president’s $750 billion higher education plan represents a major expansion of the federal government’s role in educating Americans beyond high school. The party’s education policy …

Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill To Cancel $640 Billion In Student Loan Debt
5 years, 5 months ago

Elizabeth Warren Introduces Bill To Cancel $640 Billion In Student Loan Debt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to relieve student debt for 42 million people — an estimated $640 billion in loans held by mainly middle- and lower-income Americans. “Finding a way to cancel a big chunk of that student loan debt means freeing up young people to do more.” The proposed legislation only addresses existing …

Democratic Presidential Contenders Propose Free College And Student Loan Forgiveness
5 years, 6 months ago

Democratic Presidential Contenders Propose Free College And Student Loan Forgiveness

NPR  

Democratic Presidential Contenders Propose Free College And Student Loan Forgiveness Enlarge this image toggle caption Wilfredo Lee/AP Wilfredo Lee/AP During the 2016 election, Bernie Sanders stood out as one of the first major presidential contenders to call for making college free. Ahead of tonight's debate, he proposed not only eliminating tuition at public colleges, but canceling Americans' outstanding student loan …

Democrats Are Finally Having A Serious Debate On Student Debt
5 years, 6 months ago

Democrats Are Finally Having A Serious Debate On Student Debt

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING It’s a sign of the high caliber of debate within today’s Democratic Party that the 2020 presidential primary now features competing plans for student debt relief from Sens. If your household earns up to $100,000 a year, you’ll be eligible for $50,000 in student debt relief. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, flanked Monday by Rep. Ilhan Omar, …

Bernie Sanders to propose wiping out $1.6 trillion of US student debt
5 years, 6 months ago

Bernie Sanders to propose wiping out $1.6 trillion of US student debt

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Bernie Sanders will unveil a plan to cancel all $1.6 …

2020 candidates are talking about ‘free college.’ Here’s what they’re not telling you
5 years, 7 months ago

2020 candidates are talking about ‘free college.’ Here’s what they’re not telling you

LA Times  

It has become a cliche of this campaign: A White House hopeful pauses from a speech to invite beleaguered university graduates to shout out the size of the debt they carry — as if competing in an auction — and the numbers bellowed from the crowd spiral upward. Pete Buttigieg, mayor of South Bend, Ind., told a group of college …

Column: Elizabeth Warren’s college debt plan helps the middle class — and does much more
5 years, 8 months ago

Column: Elizabeth Warren’s college debt plan helps the middle class — and does much more

LA Times  

Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren unveiled her plan to address the student debt mess Monday and promptly took brickbats because it would help higher-income families more than the poor. At Slate, Jordan Weissman’s take was: “Elizabeth Warren’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Mostly Helps the Middle Class.” Both articles were based on a Brookings Institution analysis that asked, “How progressive is Senator …

No, Elizabeth Warren's college debt plan isn't 'a slap in the face' to people like me who wouldn't personally benefit
5 years, 8 months ago

No, Elizabeth Warren's college debt plan isn't 'a slap in the face' to people like me who wouldn't personally benefit

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earlier this …

2020 Democrats clash over impeachment, felons’ right to vote
5 years, 8 months ago

2020 Democrats clash over impeachment, felons’ right to vote

Associated Press  

MANCHESTER, N.H. — California Sen. Kamala Harris joined the call for President Donald Trump’s impeachment as five leading Democratic presidential contenders clashed in a series of prime-time town hall meetings that exposed deep divisions in a party desperate to end the Trump presidency. “If any other human being in this country had done what’s documented in the Mueller report, they …

Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan
5 years, 8 months ago

Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan

Associated Press  

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Democrat Elizabeth Warren is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping set of education funding proposals announced as she and other presidential candidates seek to differentiate themselves in a sprawling field. According to Warren’s description of the plan in a piece to be posted on Medium, the debt …

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt
5 years, 8 months ago

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt

NPR  

Elizabeth Warren Wants To Erase Most Student Loan Debt Enlarge this image toggle caption Frank Franklin II/AP Frank Franklin II/AP Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has issued another big policy proposal as part of her campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Warren proposes that the federal government write off hundreds of billions of dollars in existing student loan debt. …

Elizabeth Warren releases sweeping student debt cancellation and free college plan
5 years, 8 months ago

Elizabeth Warren releases sweeping student debt cancellation and free college plan

CNN  

CNN — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday proposed eliminating the student loan debts of tens of millions of Americans and making all public colleges tuition-free, staking out an ambitious stance on one of the central policy debates of the 2020 Democratic primary. “For two cents on the dollar, we could pay for universal child care, universal pre-K, universal college and …

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