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Student loans are making headlines around the nation, and American Student Assistance^® (ASA) has you covered. Here's the latest:

April 2013

April 29

The Atlantic: Are Student Loans Destroying the Economy?
Boston Globe: Millions Who May Be Eligible For College Loan Forgiveness Not Enrolled
Chicago Tribune: MarksJarvis: Financial Literacy Programs Well Worth The Time
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: Panel Calls For More Government Transparency On Path To College
Heritage Foundation: The Unknown Cost Of Federal Student Loans
The Hill: Battle Starts To Mount On Student Loans
Huffington Post: The Shame Of Student Loans
Huffington Post: Financial Regulators To Warn About Student Debt Risks
Inside Higher Ed: U.S. Lawmakers Ask For Input On Higher Education Act
Los Angeles Times: Assets Soar in 529 College-Savings Plans
MainStreet: Reducing Your Student Debt (Or Why You Shouldn't Go To Law School)
New America Foundation: Simpson-Bowles: Reform Student Loans, Fund Pell Grants
Reuters: House Republican Blocks Consumer Watchdog From Testifying
San Francisco Chronicle: Payment Plans Help Ease Student Loan Burden
Today.com: Buzz: Student Loan Debt Stressing Out Many
USA Today: Student Debt Worries? Options For Paying It Off
Wall Street Journal: National Survey: Half Of U.S. High School Seniors Don't Understand The Cost And Terms Of College Student Loans

April 22

Bangor Daily News: Bill To Ease College Borrowing Becomes Law Without LePage's Signature
Bloomberg: Student Debtors Retreat From Home Buying, NY Fed Data Show
Bloomberg: How Student Debt Holds You Back
Huffington Post: Suze Orman Teaching Personal Finance Class -- At The University of Phoenix
Inside Higher Ed: And So It Begins
Inside Higher Ed: A Rare Washington Compromise?
Los Angeles Times: Student Debt Could Hamper Future Economic Growth, Study Says
National Journal: Time Running Short For Congress To Keep Student-Loan Rates From Doubling
New America Foundation: Guest Post: Government Secrecy On Student Loan Collections Hurts Borrowers
New America Foundation: How Income-Based Repayment Can Cap, Reduce, Or Eliminate Interest Rates On Student Loans
New York Times: Budget Would Eliminate Taxes On Forgiven Student Debt
Reuters: New Strategies For Tuition-Panicked Parents
U.S. News & World Report: What Obama's Budget Could Mean For Student Borrowers
Washington Post: High Student Debt Is Dragging Down The U.S. Economy

April 15

Bloomberg Businessweek: U.S. Student Borrower Advocates Say Tying Rate To Market Risky
Boston Globe: Familiar Warning Signs In For-Profit Schools
Businessweek: American Dream Eludes With Student Debt Burden, Mortgages
CBS Moneywatch: How Obama's Budget Affects Student Loans
Chattanoogan: UTC Partners With SALT To Promote Financial Literacy
Deseret News: Beware Of The Student Loan Consolidation Temptation
Deseret News: Student Loans Trap Parents, Too
The Hill: Group Pushes Obama Administration To 'Step In' On Student Loans
Huffington Post: New Obama College Loan Proposal Puts Student Needs Last
Huffington Post: High Student Debt Poses Risk To Growth, Federal Reserve Says
Inside Higher Ed: Wrong Solutions On Loans
Inside Higher Ed: Two Pell Grants?
Inside Higher Ed: Interests Diverge On Interest Rates
New York Times: A Student Debt Repayment Option For Some Parents
New York Times: Student Loan Rate Set To Rise, Despite Lack Of Support
NPR: Loan Education Becomes Prerequisite As Student Debt Balloons
NPR: Debt And The Modern Parent Of College Kids
Seacoastonline.com: 529 Plan Withdrawals Require Careful Planning
Time: How Much Will It Matter If Student Loan Interest Rates Double?
Wall Street Journal: Panel Calls For Overhauling Student Grants
Washburn Review: SALT Program Helps Students Manage Finances
Washington Post: Reaction Mixed In Ed World To Obama Budget Proposal
Washington Post: Obama And Student Loans: A Closer Look

April 8

Bloomberg: Why Your Student Loan Interest Rate Is So High
Boston.com: AG Coakley Sues Sullivan & Cogliano, A For-Profit Brockton School, For Alleged Deceptive Ads
Campus Progress: Student Loans: A Raw Deal For Young Students Lacking Financial Guidance
Chicago Tribune: Learning From Student Loan Borrowers
Chronicle of Higher Education: Latest Report On Fixing Financial Aid Focuses On Minority Students
Chronicle of Higher Education: A Simple Fix For The Broken College Scorecard
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education: Research Can Pay Off For Students When It Comes To Loan Repayment
Financial Advisor Magazine: Student Debt Time Bomb
The Hill: Students Look For Obama's Help As Deadline Looms On College Loan Rate Hike
Huffington Post: Bill Clinton: College Students Hurt By Debt, Prescription Drug Abuse
Huffington Post: President Obama's Contributions To Financial Literacy
Inside Higher Ed: 'Paying For The Party'
Inside Higher Ed: Confusion On College Costs
New York Times: How Final Is A College's Financial Aid Offer?
The Sacramento Bee: SCU Selects American Student Assistance As SALT Program Partner To Address College Affordability And Student Debt
Street: Rural Areas Give Incentives To Those With Student Loan Debt
Street: Why Sallie Mae Student Loan Payments Are Headed Downward
USA Today: Medical Student Seeks To Lower Loan Debt
U.S. News & World Report: How The Student Loan Fairness Act Could Benefit Borrowers
Washington Post: House Budget Targets Student-Loan Repayment Perk For Federal Workers

April 1

Associated Press: Neither Political Party Has Money On Hand To Block Student Interest Rates From Doubling
Businessweek: Sallie Mae Introduces New Student Loan Repayment Plan For Academic Year 2013-2014
Campus Progress: Could There Be Student Loan Debt Relief Soon?
Campus Progress: Rival Budgets, Stark Differences In Values
CBS News: New Tool Helps Deciper Financial Aid Awards
Diverse: Issues In Higher Ed: Panel Discusses Federal Financial Aid Solutions
Examiner: Public Citizen Acts To End National Student Loan Crisis
The Hill: Banks Push Regulators For Student Loan Flexibility
Huffington Post: Overwhelming Student Debt Has Parents Getting Life Insurance Policies On Their Kids
Huffington Post: Turn On, Log In And Graduate: Online Solutions To Student Debt Crisis
Inside Higher Ed: Ed Department V. TICAS
Los Angeles Times: Student Loan Debt Is Biggest Concern Among The College-Bound
New America Foundation: Few Education Programs Spared Cuts Under Congressional Continuing Resolution
New York Times: An Emotional Investment In Saving For College
Reuters: U.S. Student Loan Write-Offs Hit $3B In First Two Months of Year
Think Progress: First Three Months Of 2013 Were Worst On Record For Student Loan Defaults
U.S. News & World Report: Take Control Of Student Loan Debt In Five Ways
Wall Street Journal: Parent Trap: What To Know Before Taking A College Loan
White House: College For All: Affordable, Accessible, Attainable

March 2013

March 25

Bloomberg: Obama Cuts Student-Debt Collector Commissions To Aid Borrowers
Campus Progress: How Automatic Spending Cuts Will Impact Repayment On These Education Loans
Campus Progress: How Student Loans Are Keeping You Out Of The Middle Class
CBS News: Falling Teaching Loads Drive Up College Costs
Chicago Sun-Times: More Youth Priced Out Of College
CNN: College Savings Hits All-Time High
Fort Mill Times: American Student Assistance Recognized By Computerworld As A 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate
International Business Times: How Sequestration Is Hitting Student Loan Borrowers
NBC News: College Students Face Another Round Of Sticker Shock
New America Foundation: Benefits Of Income-Based Repayment Surprise House Education Committee Members
New York Times: The Great Aid Gap
New York Times: Colleges Assess Cost Of Free Online-Only Courses
New York Times: A Simpler Way To Complain About Student Loan Collections
Plattsmouth Journal: A Strong Financial Education Makes Good 'Cents'
Oregonian: Student Loans Create Debt Trap That Must Be Fixed
Think Progress: States Cut Higher Education Funding, Increase Tuition To Avoid Raising Taxes
Today.com: Universities Suing Graduates Over Unpaid Student Loans
Washington Post: Universities Lobby To Stop Sequester
Washington Post: Federal Budget Battles Freeze Financial-Aid Payments To More Than 1,300 D.C. Graduates
Washington Post: Opinion: Don't Listen To Those Scary Tales Of Student-Loan Woe

March 18

Associated Press: Gov't Seeks Closer Oversight Of Student Loan Firms
Business Week: Why It's Hard To Modify Or Refinance Student Loans
CBS Money Watch: A Hidden Hazard Of Private Student Loans
CBS News: 5 Ways To Tackle The Student Debt Crisis
Fox Business: Use Credit Cards To Pay Down Student Loan?
Fox News: Students Feel Burn Of Sequester Cuts In Fee Hikes On Federal Loans
The Hill: Students Play Waiting Game While Congress Catches Up On Student Loan Debacle
Huffington Post: Paul Ryan: Pell Grants Frozen At Current Levels Under New Budget
Huffington Post: CFPB Will Regulate Student Loan Debt Servicers
Inside Higher Ed: Dueling Plans For Federal Spending
Inside Higher Ed: Keep The Doors Open
Inside Higher Ed: Going Beyond Interest Rates
Inside Higher Ed: Reimagining Financial Aid
Iowa State Daily: Dankbar: College Tuition Continues To Present Challenge
The New York Times: Ryan Budget Plan Aims To Roll Back Obama Agenda
Take Part: Colleges, It's Time To Admit You Have A Problem

March 11

Boston Globe: Improving Your Financial Literacy Skills
Boston Globe: College Students Rally For Funding At State House
Burlington Free Press: Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., Wants A Simpler College Aid Form
CBS News: As Student Debt Rises, Perks And High Pay For Top College Officials
Chronicle Of Higher Education: Fixing Financial Aid
Fox Business: Why Families Aren't Saving Enough For College
Huffington Post: The Student Debt Business: A Way Forward
MassLive.com: College Students, Faculty Cheer Gov. Deval Patrick's Plan To Raise Taxes, Boost Funding For Higher Education
The Red & Black: Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Increase July 2013
Reuters: College Aid Cuts Will Send Parents And Students Scrounging
Reuters: Student Loan Bubble Babble
Time: Viewpoint: Stop Calling Student Loans A "Bubble"!
Wall Street Journal: Student-Loan Securities Stay Hot
Wall Street Journal: Young Adults Retreat From Piling Up Debt
Wall Street Journal: Public-University Costs Soar
Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Prepare For Student-Loan Fight

March 4

ABC News: Sequester Snapshot: Student Loans
Associated Press: Plus Loans: New U.S. Department of Education Policies Hamper Black College Enrollment
The Atlantic: The Arcane Rules That Keep Low-Income Kids Out Of College
Brookings Institute: Criticisms of College Scorecard Are Off The Mark
CNBC: Parents Are Robbing Retirement For College
Daily Beast: The Hidden Trap Of Income-Based Repayment
Deseret News: Parents Saving $8,000 Less For College Despite Lowering Scholarship Availability
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: One In Four Students Would Delay Or Drop Out Of School If Federal Financial Aid Were Cut
Huffington Post: Student Debt Nearly Tripled In Eight Years, New York Federal Reserve Reports
Inside Higher Ed: Little Help For Low-Income Students
Los Angeles Times: Debt Problems Grow Worse For College Students
Marketwatch: More Wiggle Room For Student-Loan Debt?
New York Times: Putting A Number On Federal Education Spending
New York Times: College Admission Roulette: Ask For Financial Aid, Or Not?
Reuters: Parents Falling Short of College Saving Goals
USA Today: Many Students Use College Aid For Unnecessary Items
Wall Street Journal: Families Saving Less For College
Wall Street Journal: Voices: Ann Minnium, On Financial Education
Wall Street Journal: Bursting Debt Bubble

February 2013

February 25

The Atlantic: The Myth Of The Student-Loan Crisis
Bangor Daily News: Maine College Grads Not Facing As Much Student Loan Debt As Originally Reported
Campus Progress: Unless This Bill Passes, You Could Be Married To Your Student Loans Forever
CBS News: Colleges Face Pressure To Justify Soaring Tuition
Chicago Tribune-Review: Help For Those Rushing To Finish Financial Aid Forms
Connecticut Post: Bill Would Lift Butler Students Out Of Limbo
Huffington Post: Time To Stop Tinkering With College Affordability-And Take Action
Huffington Post: CFPB Zeroes In On Private Student Loan Crisis
Milford Daily news: Sen. Moore To Hold Higher Education Information Session In Milford
Time: Why Can't People With Student Loans Refinance At Better Rates?
U.S. News & World Reports: Keeping Education Accessible, Attainable With Financial Aid
Wall Street Journal: A Degree Drawn In Red Ink
Wall Street Journal: Students, Business Press For Data To Gauge Colleges' Value
Wall Street Journal: Capital: Obama, Rubio Put Higher Education On Notice
Washington Monthly: How Much Do College Dropouts Cost?
Washington Post: Families Could Use Real Help With The High Cost Of College

February 18

ABC News: University Promises To Reimburse Loans For Struggling Grads
Atlanta Journal Constitution: Feds Release College Scorecard Announced By President Obama During State Of The Union Address
CBS News: New Yardstick: Making Colleges More Accountable
CBS News: How To Fix The College Financial Aid System
Center For American Progress: The New College Scorecard Is A Much-Needed Improvement
Center For American Progress: It's Our Interest: The Need To Reduce Student Loan Interest Rates
Chicago Tribune: How To Get Student Loans Forgiven
Chronicle Of Higher Education: How Much Do You Pay For College?
Chronicle Of Higher Education: With Financial Aid, Colleges Should Be Accountable To Taxpayers And Students, Paper Argues
Daily Sundial: Senators Reintroduce Legislation To Make Private Student Loans Forgivable In Bankruptcy Discharge
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: College Students Poorly Served By Current Financial Aid System
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: The Rising Cost Of Tuition Surpasses The Rate Of Inflation
Education Week: Pell Grant Commitment In 9th Grade Could Aid College Planning
Epoch Times: Student Loan Programs In Crisis
Fox Business: Discover Says Potential Student-Lending Changes Are Manageable
GoLocalProv: RI Congressional Delegation Pledge To Fight For Pell Grant Funding
Huffington Post: Could Marco Rubio Fix Student Loans?
Huffington Post: College Financial Aid Reform Highlighted In Obama's State Of The Union Address
Huffington Post: If A For-Profit College Becomes A Non-Profit, Is That Good? Not Necessarily
Inside Higher Ed: Transparency Consensus
Inside Higher Ed: On Notice, Again
Kennebec Journal: College Scorecard Praised In Concept, But With A Few Caveats
Los Angeles Times: Student Loan Debt -- A Bit Of Good News
Marketwatch: The High Cost Of A Cheap College
New York Times: Scorecard For Colleges Needs Work, Experts Say
New York Times: Battling College Costs, A Paycheck At A Time
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: 'Need-Blind' Admissions May Be Reconsidered By Colleges
U.S. News & World Report: Universities That Claim To Meet Full Financial Need
Wall Street Journal: Does The Government Profit From Student Loans?
Wall Street Journal: Push To Gauge Bang For Buck From College Gains Steam
Washington Post: Duncan Warns Congress On Impact Of 'Sequestration' On Education Programs

February 11

Associated Press: U.S. Consumer Debt Up In Dec. On Student, Auto Loans
Associated Press: UMass Boosts Student Financial Aid
Bloomberg: Yale Suing Students On Defaults Reveals Crisis In Loans To Poor
Boston Globe: Attorney General Martha Coakley Investigating More Than 12 For-Profit Schools In Massachusetts
Chicago Tribune: Never Too Early To Plan For College Expenses
Credit Union Times: Student Debt Relief Bill Floated In Congress
Dayton Daily News: For Millions Of College Graduates, Degrees Aren't Paying Off
Deseret News: Feds Try To Help, But Many Student Loan Borrowers Still Stranded Without Assistance
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: Higher Education Leaders Wary Of Increased Federal Oversight
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: College Administrators Discuss Dealing With Increased Government Involvement
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education: Private Student Loans A Nightmare For Some Co-Signing Parents
Forbes: What's The Fastest Way To Pay College Debt?
Fox News: $10G Degree Deal: Governors Push State Schools To Offer Bachelor's Bargain
Huffington Post: Universities Sue Students Over Defaulted Perkins Loans
Huffington Post: Eric Cantor Promotes For-Profit Colleges In GOP ' Rebranding' Speech
Inside Higher Ed: No Pell Shortfall For 2014
Investor Place: Subprime Student Debt Is A Huge Red Flag
MassLive.com: Editorial: Investment In UMass Key To State's Future
New York Times: The Problem With Playing The Scholarship Game
OpenSecret.org: Members Of Congress Feel Student Loan Pain Firsthand
Time: Student Loan Debt Crisis: How'd We Get Here And What Happens Next?
Washington Post: Our Shrinking Law Schools
WPRI: RI Student Loan Default Rate Second-Worst In New England
U.S. News & World Report: Get Your Money Out Of Prepaid Tuition Plans
U.S. News & World Report: Explore How Student Loans May Become Bigger Credit Risks

February 4

Barron's: Student-Loan Bill Won't Get An Easy Pass
Bloomberg: Overdue Student Loans Reach 'Unsustainable' 15%, Fair Isacc Says
Bloomberg: U.S. Consumer Bureau Seeks Comment on College Finance Products
Campus Progress: Staving Off Student Debt With Community Colleges
Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges' Aid Eligibility Should Be Tied To Students' Backgrounds, Report Says
CNBC: Study: Student Loan Balances Are Up, And So Are Delinquencies
Forbes: Yes, Higher Education And College Is Going To Get Disrupted By New Technology
Huffington Post: Will Your College Go Out Of Business Before You Graduate?
Inside Higher Ed: A Financial Aid Overhaul
Inside Higher Ed: The Return Of The Sequester
Marketwatch: Fitch - U.S. College Costs Rise, Private Loans To Remain Low
MassLive.com: Gov. Deval Patrick's Budget Plan Could Spare Higher Education Students From Fee Increases
Moorsetown Patch: New 'Student Loan Literacy' Law Aims To Help NJ Kids Avoid College Debt
Motley Fool: How Student Loans Could Ruin The Economy
National Journal: Minority Students Are Saddled By School Loan Debt
New York Times: Hold The Gold Watch. Kid In College
New York Times: My Valuable, Cheap College Degree
San Francisco Chronicle: Dream Act Students Apply For College Aid
The Street: First Comes Student Debt, Then The Deferment Deals
U.S. News & World Report: How Much Student Loan Debt Is Too Much?
Wall Street Journal: Third Of Student-Loan Debt Belongs To Subprime Borrowers

January 2013

January 28

American Prospect: The Truth About Student Debt
Atlantic: Student Debt Isn't Rising As Fast As You Think
Atlantic: An Amazing Graph: The Real Cost Of College Vs. College Spending Per Student
Bangor Daily News: Take Care To Avoid Student Aid Scams
Boston Globe: Make Colleges More Accessible
CBS Boston: The Hidden Cost Of College
CBS News: Divorced Parents: Who Files For Financial Aid?
Chicago Tribune: Reinventing Higher Ed
Chronicle Of Higher Education: Higher-Education Reform: A Legacy For Obama?
Chronicle Of Higher Education: Report Suggests Replacing Pell Grants With A Federal-State Matching Grant
Daily Voice: Valley Tech Will Host Financial Aid Workshop
Deseret News: Iron Bubble: Student Loans Help Some, Crush Others
Huffington Post: Fairness For Struggling Students Act Would Reform Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Rules
Inside Higher Ed: What Student Aid Research Shows
Inside Higher Ed: A Possible Gates Consensus On Financial Aid?
Inside Higher Ed: Minding The Money
Kansas State Collegian: Powercat Financial Counseling To Unveil Online Financial Management Platform
Money Talks News: Ask Stacy: What Can I Do About My Student Loan Debt?
National Journal: Recession Pushes States To Make Deep Cuts To Higher-Ed Budgets
NECN: Study: College Still Worth It
New York Times: To Raise Graduation Rate, Colleges Are Urged To Help A Changing Student Body
Time: Selling Their Futures: College Grads Promise A Slice Of Their Future Income For Cash Now
Time: Does College Put Kids On A 'Party Pathway'?
USA Today: Survey: College Selection Often Relies On Cost
Wall Street Journal: Senators Propose Bankruptcy Option For Private Student Loans

January 22

Bloomberg: Sallie Mae Drops Most In 10 Weeks As Charge-Offs Increase
Boston Globe: $2.5b School Aid Plan Outlined By Governor Patrick
Burlington Free Press: My Turn: Help Can Mean College Success
CBS Moneywatch: Avoid These Eight Financial Aid Mistakes
CBS News: A Common Myth About College Financial Aid
Center for American Progress: Congress Should Allow Students to Refinance Their Loans
Deseret News: Real College Crisis Has Little To Do With Tuition Costs
Huffington Post: For-Profit College Shuts Down, Leaving Students Out In The Cold
Huffington Post: Shifting The Higher Education Paradigm
Huffington Post: Gen Y College Students Need To Prepare Financially For Careers
Huffington Post: President Obama's Next Four Years: Invest In Higher Education
New America Foundation: When Johnny Can Read, But Can't Afford College
New York Times: Parents' Financial Support May Not Help College Grades
New York Times: Clarity And Confusion From Tuition Calculators
Philadelphia Inquirer: Inquirer Editorial: New Student Aid Rules May Do More Harm
Sacramento Bee: How Do You Get To $1 Trillion In Student Loan Debt?
San Francisco Chronicle: Many Changes In Applying For Student Aid
Statesman Journal: How Student Debt Is Taking Down America
The Street: Opinion: Curbing College Costs And Skyrocketing Student Loans
Union Leader: Ignore Money: Shaheen's Awful College Advice
USA Today: Division I Schools Spend More On Athletes Than Education
VT Digger: Stitely: Vermont's Private Colleges Find Innovative Ways To Reduce Costs

January 14

Associated Press: U.S. Consumer Debt Rises on More Car, School Loans
Associated Press: College Degrees Protected Recent Grads From Great Recession's Worst
Bloomberg Businessweek: Investigators Probe Shuttered For-Profit Colleges
Bloomington Pantagraph: Loans Weighing Down Students' Futures
Brookings Institute: Opinion: In Defense of Equal Tuition for All Majors
Campus Progress: Dick Durbin: 'Disgraceful' For-Profit Industry Sucks Tax Dollars, Ruins Lives With Debt
CNN: College Savings Plans: The Basics
Deseret News: Reckless Spending Will Increase Due to New Student Loan Policy, Bloggers Say
Diverse Issues in Higher Ed: Institute for Higher Education Policy Outlines Financial Aid System Reforms
Diverse Issues in Higher Ed: Report: College Savings Plans Utilized by a Wealthy Few
Huffington Post: 4 Out of 10 Actually Were Able to Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy -- But Most Never Try
Mississippi Press: New Pell Grant Restrictions Lower Enrollment at Mississippi Schools
New York Times: Downturn Still Squeezes Colleges and Universities
San Francisco Chronicle: What New Student Loan Repayment Options Mean
USA Today: Column: Learn Before the Student Loan
USA Today: Column: Higher Education Crises and How to Beat Them
WBAA: IN State of Higher Education Address
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: The Student Loan Debt Cliff
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Financial Illiteracy Plagues College Students

January 7

Associated Press: Centers to Help Students With Financial Aid Forms
CBS News: 6 Ways to Get Help With the FAFSA
CNN: Young Adults Fear Budget Cuts Will Hit Loans
Forbes: After Housing and the Stock Market, Is Higher Education the Next Bubble to Burst?
Fox Business: The Student Loan Debt Crisis: Welcome to the $1 Trillion Club
Huffington Post: For-Profit Colleges Manage Student Loan Default Rates, Senators Call for Investigation
Inside Higher Ed: Deal Delays Across-the-Board Cuts
New York Times: How the Deal on the Fiscal Cliff Affects Financial Aid
New York Times: Relief for Student Borrowers
Nooga.com: State Treasury Department Offers Incentive for College Savings
Oregonian: College Students and Parents: Tuition Tax Deduction Returns; Education Credit Extended to 2018
Time: College Costs: Will Tuition Discounts Get More Students to Major in Science?
Wall Street Journal: The Crowdsourced B-School Loan
Wall Street Journal: Pressure to Rein in Tuition Squeezes Colleges
Washington Post: More Private Colleges Holding Line on Tuition
Washington Post: Andres Pinter: Getting a Better Education and Paying for It

December 2012

December 24

ABC News: How to Fix the Broken Student Loan System
The American: A Student Debt Cure Worse Than the Disease
Atlantic: High-Profile Studies Overrate Going to College and Picking the Right Major
Bloomberg: Regulating U.S. Colleges for Student Debts Seen Winning Support
Campus Progress: Why the Fiscal Cliff Could Worsen Student Debt
CBS Moneywatch: A Key Step in Getting College Financial Aid
Chronicle of Higher Education: Colleges' Concerted Campaign for Ignorance
Fox Business: Credit Card Delinquencies Fall Below Student Loan Delinquencies for the First Time
Inside Higher Ed: A Guaranteed Pell Grant?
Inside Higher Ed: College Enrollments Fell This Fall
Market Watch: No Merit Aid? 6 Ways to Pay for College
Policy Mix: "Pay as You Earn" Student Loan Plan May Backfire
Seattle Times: GET, Other Prepaid-Tuition Plans Cost U.S. Treasury Big Bucks
Wall Street Journal: Who Can Still Afford State U?
Wall Street Journal: A Springboard to Higher Ed
Wall Street Journal: Shift to Merit Scholarships Stirs Debate
Washington Monthly: Promising Pell Grants Early

December 17

Arizona Republic: College-Aid Fraud Rises as Online Study Grows
CBS News: Feds Offer Relief to Some Student Loan Borrowers
Center for American Progress: College Net Price Calculators Should Improve Transparency on Data Collection
Deseret News: In Our Opinion: Rethinking Higher Ed as Something More Than a Path to a Higher Pay Check
Forbes: Opinion: Don't Fear the Higher Ed Bubble, Obama Will Keep Reflating It
Forbes: Student Loan Crisis Solved - Next Problem?
Huffington Post: Senators Demand Probe of For-Profit College Circumvention of Student Loan Default Rules
Huffington Post: Private Colleges Cut Tuition Costs, But Some Warn Against Leaving High Cost-High Aid Model
Huffington Post: How to Fix the Student Loan Crisis (for Real This Time)
Inside Higher Education: Limits of Performance-Based Grants
Inside Higher Education: The Missing Students
Loansafe.org: CFPB: Paying Off College Debt
New York Post: A Record $1 Trillion of Student-Loan Debt Is Being Carried by College and Grad School Alums: NY Fed
New York Times: Tackling the Problem of Medical Student Debt
New York Times: To Steer Students Toward Jobs, Florida May Cut Tuition for Select Majors
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Private Schools Offer Alternate 529 Plan
Reuters: The Perversity of Student Debt: James Saft
Smartmoney: College Tuition, Priced Like a Cellphone Plan
Victoria Advocate: Program Addresses College Costs
Washington Monthly: One Problem With Income-Based Repayment Plan
WJBF: Paying the Price: Traditional or Technical Education?

December 10

The Arizona Republic: Student Loan Debt Can Be Avoided
Bloomberg: Student-Loan Collection Targeted for Overhaul in Congress
Bloomberg Businessweek: Wharton MBAs Tap Into Alumni-Sourced Student Loans
Business Insider: Student Debt Is Skyroceting for a Very Odd Age Group
Central Michigan Life: Future of Pell Grants at Risk if Budget Cuts Made
CNN: The Looming Crisis of Student Loan Debt
Fox Business: Tapping Into Savings to Pay for College
The Harvard Crimson: Protect Pell
The Hoya: Fiscal Cliff Threatens Student Aid
The Huffington Post: Affordability in Higher Education Is Achievable
The Huffington Post: Tuition Rise at Public Universities: Who's Responsible?
Inside Higher Ed: Rethinking Grants and Loans
Inside Higher Ed: Bankruptcy, Not Forgiveness, for Student Loans
U.S. News and World Report: Examine the Scope of Student Loan Borrower Distress

December 3

Associated Press: Republicans Propose Plan for Undocumented Young
Bloomberg: For-Profit Colleges Losing Out to State Schools Charging Less
Bloomberg: Opinion: Misconceptions 101: Why College Costs Aren't Soaring
Bloomberg: Opinion: Will State Colleges Become Federal Universities?
Bloomberg: Student Loans Go Unpaid, Burden U.S. Economy: Chart of the Day
Bradenton Herald: Florida Hopes to Offer a $10,000 Bachelor's Degree
CBS News: Why Parent College Loans Can Be Hazardous
CNN: Three Ways to Make College More Affordable
Delaware Online: Shopping Sheets Are Not Answer to College Costs
Fiscal Times: Shocking Chart on Tuition vs. Earnings for College Grads
Huffington Post: For-Profit College Regulations Are Needed, Concede Some Industry Presidents
Huffington Post: Millennials Support Online Education, Concerned About College Costs: Poll
Inside Higher Education: A $10,000 Platform
Marketwatch: Student Loan Delinquencies Hit New High
National Journal: Does Texas Have an Answer to Sky-High Tuition?
National Journal: Can Obama Deliver on His Education-to-Jobs Proposal?
NBC News: For-Profit Colleges Spend Big on Online Advertising
News Journal: College Financial Aid Maze Gets Costs Map
Slate: Price Discrimination in Higher Education
U.S. News & World Report: 5 Financial Surprises for College Parents
Wall Street Journal: More Debt May Be Answer for Students Struggling Financially
Wall Street Journal: The Cost of Dropping Out
Wall Street Journal: Federal Student Lending Swells
Wall Street Journal: Are Soaring College Costs Really a Problem?
Wicked Local: Parents Get a Lesson on How to Pay for College

November 2012

November 26

Associated Press: Loose Ends to Drive Second Term Education Agenda
Boston.com: Patrick Says Tuition Breaks Are Part of Wider Effort to Overhaul Immigration Policy
Boston Globe: State to Widen Tuition Breaks to Include Immigrants
Boston Review: Pomp and Exceptional Circumstance
Forbes: Higher Taxes Can Increase Your Child's College Aid Eligibility
Huffington Post: Financial Literacy and College Persistence
New York Times: College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All
Wall Street Journal: Add Federal Student Aid to Potential Cuts

November 19

Associated Press: Maine College Grant Program Hits Milestone
Bloomberg: Taxpayers Fund $250,000 Campus Bureaucrats as Tuition Soars
Boston Review: Lead Essay: Sweet Forgiveness
Business Insider: The Middle Class Are Losing Their Faith in College Education
CBS News: Time Bomb: Grandparents' 529 College Contributions
Chicago Tribune: College Degree Still Holds Sway in Weak Job Market
Clark College Independent: SALT Can Help Take Sting Out of College Debt
Epoch Times: Facing Student Debt and Defaults Realistically
Huffington Post: College Student Loan Debt Crisis and Its Effect on the Economy
Huffington Post: Fiscal Cliff Threatens Research Funding, Education Grants, Leaving College Presidents Worried
Huffington Post: Student Loan Debt: Parents Over 60 Are Fastest Growing Debtors
Inside Higher Education: Conservatives and the Higher Ed 'Bubble'
Inside Higher Education: Money on the Mind
Inside Higher Education: What's Next for the Pell Grant?
Inside Higher Education: Low Payoff
New York Times: Financial Worries Pile on Long Before Graduation
New York Times: Child's Education, but Parents' Crushing Loans
New York Times: Student Loan Hurdles for Members of Military
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Veterans Fight Back: Unscrupulous For-Profit Colleges Are Bilking Them of Their GI Benefits
San Francisco Chronicle: Financial Aid Administrators Offer Loan Repayment Advice to Recent College Graduates
Time: The 13 Hidden College Expenses
USA Today: State Colleges Look at Tuition Freeze to Recoup Funding
U.S. News & World Report: How to Keep College Borrowing in Check
U.S. News & World Report: Some Colleges Help Students Avoid, Handle Debt
U.S. News & World Report: Colleges Freeze Tuition for Second Consecutive Year
Washington Post: 5 Areas Where Congress Can Get Things Done

November 12

Associated Press: Student Debt, Auto Loans Lift Borrowing to Record Level
Associated Press: Student Loans Rise, Boosting Consumer Credit
Baltimore Sun: Students Trapped by High Debt, Low Wages
Boston Inno: A Breakdown of Obama & Romney's Higher Education Policies
Business Insider: How Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Can Lock Law Grads in Debt Bondage
CBS Moneywatch: 4 Ways to Cut College Costs
Chronicle of Higher Education: Research Student Aid Before You Reform
Chronicle of Higher Education: Obama's Victory Spells Continued Scrutiny for For-Profit Colleges
CNBC: Obama-Romney: Where They Stand on Education
Gannett News: Student Loans Threaten Generation With Heavy Debt
Huffington Post: For-Profit College Shares Tumble After President Obama Re-elected
Inside Higher Education: Other People's Money
Inside Higher Education: Four More Years
Inside Higher Education: How Bad Is It?
Reuters: Running the Numbers on Your College Education ROI
USA Today: One-Third of Young People Have a Bachelor's
U.S. News & World Report: How to Start Paying Off Student Loans
U.S. News & World Report: New Student Loan Repayment Option Could Help Recent Graduates
U.S. News & World Report: Under Obama, Some College Financial Aid Could Change in 2013
Wall Street Journal: Why College Savers Should Fear the Fiscal Cliff
Washington Monthly: What Financial Aid Policies Work?

November 5

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Presidential Election Renews Concerns About Pell Grants
Center for American Progress: Student Debt: A Heavier Load for Young Borrowers of Color
Chicago Tribune: Pay Attention to College Affordability, Candidates
Fox Business: Four Ways Colleges Can Cut Costs for Students
Fox Business: When Bundled Student Loans Are a Burden
Huffington Post: Obama and Student Loans: Income-Based Repayment
Indiana Statesman: Rising Costs
Inside Higher Education: Need and Want
Inside Higher Education: Fixing Student Aid, for Students
Inside Higher Education: Some College, No Degree, No Pell
Inside Higher Education: Breaking Gridlock for Veterans
Los Angeles Times: Enormous Student Loans Paint Parents Into a Corner
St. Louis Today: Government Eases Loan Payments for New Graduates
The Hill: Obama Touts New Federal Credit Agency Report Protections
The Street: Students' $1T in Debt Comes With Complaints About Lenders
Union Leader: Student Loan Debt Crushing
U.S. News & World Report: As College Costs Rise, Has Competition Arrived?
U.S. News & World Report: Are Prepaid College Tuition Plans Right for You?
Wall Street Journal: Soured Student Loans Bankrupt Parents, Grandparents
Washington Post: Grad School, a Leg Up - in Debt
Washington Post: Information Wants to Be Free, but Does Education?

October 2012

October 29

Associated Press: Education in the Election: Why It Matters
Associated Press: College Price Hikes More Modest but Still Painful
Associated Press: Q&A: What Will Candidates Do on College Costs?
Bloomberg: U.S. Colleges Raise Tuition 4.8%, Outpacing Inflation
Boston Globe: Mitt Romney's 'Tuition-Free Ride' Covers Only a Fraction of College Costs, Originally Favored White, Suburban Students
Business Insider: Why Privatization Isn't the Answer to the Student Loan Crisis
CBS Local Boston WBZ-TV: College Loans Could Cost Some Their Retirement
CBS Moneywatch: A Great New Tool for Comparing College Costs
CBS News: Candidates on Student Debt, Higher Education Costs
Center for American Progress: The Student Debt Crisis
CNN: The Other Reason Grads Are Drowning in Debt
Fox Business: Who Gets the 'A' in Student Aid? Obama vs. Romney
Inside Higher Education: An Underused Lifeline
Metrowest Daily News: Editorial: The Cost Crisis in Higher Education
NASDAQ: Fighting for Financial Aid
National Journal: Online Initiative Launches to Aid Low-Income Students
New Jersey Star-Ledger: College Grads Facing Higher Student Loan Bills, Servicing Woes
New York Times: New Federal Rules for Debt Collectors
New York Times: Editorial: Student Debt Debacles
New York Times: College Financial Aid and the Older Parent
Philadelphia Inquirer: Debt Deja Vu for Students
Reuters: College Costs Stall as Borrowing Falls, Study Says
Reuters: What Would Happen if Investments in People Succeeded?
U.S. News & World Report: Why Prospective College Students Should Be Using Net Price Calculators
Wall Street Journal: For-Profit Colleges Get Schooled
Washington Monthly: Greedy Colleges
Washington Post: The Shaky Future of Pell Grants

October 22

ABC News: Morningstar Lists Best 529 College-Savings Plans
Associated Press: Sector Snap: Education Companies Mostly Decline
Associated Press: Report: Military Members Struggle With Confusing Student Loan Benefits, Poor Financial Advice
Associated Press: Average Debt Up Again for New College Grads
Bangor Daily News: New Guide Helps Mainers Navigate Student Loans
Bloomberg: University of Texas Joining Harvard, MIT Online Venture
Business Insider: This Could Be the End of For-Profit Education as We Know It
CBS News: Colleges Requiring the Most and Least School Loans
CBS News: The Biggest Complaints About Private Student Loans
Chicago Sun-Times: Terry Savage: Federal Student Loans Next Big Crisis
Chicago Tribune: Improvements on Rise for 529 College Savings Plans
CNN: CNN Fact Check: Obama's Student Aid Boast on the Mark
Deseret News: In Our Opinion: Student Loans Fuel Rising Tuition Costs
Deseret News: Crushing Debt: Students Finding Solutions to Avoid or Survive Loans
Inside Higher Education: What's Driving Debt
Marketwatch: Student-Loan Debt Is a Good Investment
Metrowest Daily News: Flanagan: The Bottom Line on College Costs
Metrowest Daily News: Combe: Student Debt Burdens More Than Just Students
Newsday: Michaud: Families Should Beware of Easy Student Loans
New York Times: Well-Off Will Benefit Most From Change to Student Debt Relief Plan, Study Says
New York Times: Student-Loan Borrowers Average $26,500 in Debt
New York Times: Rising College Costs Pose Test for Obama on Education Policies
NPR: Can College Students Handle Their Own Finances?
Reuters: Regulator Says Student Loan Complaints Resemble Mortgage Woes
Seattle Times: Elephant in the Election Room: Cost of Higher Education
Slate Magazine: Why Mitt Romney's Massachusetts Education Plan Backfired
Time: Viewpoint: Don't Stop Now on Higher Ed Reform
Time: Higher Education Poll
U.S. News & World Report: Colleges Cut, Freeze Tuition for Fall 2013
Tufts Daily: Editorial: More Transparent Aid Counseling Nationwide
Worcester Telegram & Gazette: Opinion: Debt Myths Versus Real Value

October 15

Boston Globe: Digging Deeper Into the Candidates' Debate Statements
CBS News: Rick Perry to College Students: "Get in, Get Out and Into Workforce"
Fox Business: When Student Loans Are Sold: What Borrowers Should Know
Herald Online: LMU President Launches $100 Million Scholarship Initiative
Indianapolis Star: University Plans Tuition Freeze for Some Upperclassmen
Inside Higher Education: Higher Ed in the Next Congress
Investment News: Glimmer of Hope as College Tuition Hikes Slow
Kansas City Star: Changes to Pell Grant Program Catch Some Students by Surprise
Life Hacker: How to Tackle Student Loan Debt When Your Grace Period Ends
McClatchy DC: Pell Grants Boost College Access for Low-Income Students but Money Is Only Half the Story
The Missourian: ECC Contracts With Financial Group
NASDAQ: Student-Loan Forgiveness Programs Don't Always Pay Off
NBC News: Bankers Growing More Worried About Student Loans
New York Times: Misleading Advice for Student Borrowers
NPR: College Costs More in America, but the Payoff Is Bigger
TIME: Why College May Be Totally Free Within 10 Years
U.S. News & World Report: Why Most High Schoolers Don't Know How to Manage Their Money
Wall Street Journal: Texas Pushes $10,000 Degree
Washington Monthly: Tuition, on Layaway

October 8

Associated Press: Sector Snap: For-Profit Education
Associated Press: Private College Costs Up Again But at Slower Rate
Bloomberg: Student-Loan Default Rates Rise as Federal Scrutiny Grows
Boston Globe: Top U.S. Official Says Cooperation Needed to Make College Affordable
CBS Moneywatch: An Obstacle to Figuring Out College Costs
CBS News: Issue Brief: Education
CNBC: Should College Students Have Credit Cards?
Fox Business: Six College Budget Busters Every Student Should Avoid
Huffington Post: Parent PLUS Loan: How the Government Is Saddling Parents with Loans They Can't Afford
Huffington Post: American Households Sinking in Student Loan Debt Says Pew Research Center
Inside Higher Education: Mr. MOOC Comes to Washington
Inside Higher Education: Default Rates Continue Climb, Mostly
Inside Higher Education: Debt, Jobs, Diversity and Who Gets In: A Survey of Admissions Directors
Marketwatch: Should Student Loans Be Cheaper at Harvard?
National Journal: The Trouble with Big Name, Big Priced Colleges: They're Not Worth It
St. Louis Dispatch: Editorial: When Student Loan Bubble Bursts, Poor Will Suffer the Worst
USA Today: More College Students Defaulting on Student Loans
U.S. News & World Report: How Parents and Students Can Find College Scholarships
U.S. News & World Report: Student Loan Debt Affects Generations of Americans
U.S. News & World Report: Maybe All That Student Debt Is a Good Thing
U.S. News & World Report: Consider When to Use Private Student Loans
Washington Monthly: How Arne Duncan Might Fix Tuition

October 1

Business Insider: Student Loans and the Education Bubble
CBS News: Who Still Believes College Sticker Prices Matter
CNBC: Debt-Free College? Yes, It Exists
CNN: Obama Outlines Plan for the Next Four Years
Daily Beast: NYU Professor: Are Student Loans Immoral?
Fox Business: How to Find the Best Private Student Loan Terms
Hill: Obama Ad: Romney Policies Would Mean Tougher Path to College for Hispanics
Huffington Post: The New College Timeline
Huffington Post: Can Poor People Save for College
Huffington Post: Mitt Romney Breaks From Ryan Budget on Pell Grants: Education in the Election
Nashua Telegraph: Nashua South Students, Parents Worried About Rising Costs of College
National Journal: Stephen Trachtenberg Is Not Sorry
National Journal: That Elusive Diploma
New York Times: Which Presidential Candidate Is Better for College Applicants?
Pew Research Center: A Record One-in-Five Households Now Owe Student Loan Debt
Reuters: America's Hidden Unemployed: Too Discouraged to Count
San Francisco Chronicle: Students to Be Consulted on Fee Hikes
Time: How Personal Finance Will Shape the Coming Education Revolution
U.S. News & World Report: Striking Rise in Six-Figure Student Loan Debt
U.S. News & World Report: College Students Get a Hand From Investors
VT Digger: Welch Plan Links Curbing College Tuition Growth With Regulatory Relief
Washington Post: CFPB Finds Discrepancies in Credit Scores Provided by Credit Bureaus

September 2012

September 24

ABC News: How Would Mitt Romney Make College More Affordable?
Associated Press: Approaches on Education Differ for Brown, Warren
Baltimore Sun: After Son's Death, Woman Faces Hefty Tax Bill on His Student Loans
Bloomberg: Cheaper Student Loans. Who Knew?
CNN Money: Broke College Students Turn to Fertility Clinics, Sugar Daddies
CNN Money: Obama's College Tuition Plans Face Tough Fight
Forbes: Opinion: It's Well Past Time to Slash Higher Education Subsidies
Forbes: There's No Escape: Death, Taxes and Student Loans
Forbes: Romney Ryan on Student Loans - Crony Capitalism?
Huffington Post: As Fall Financial Aid Is Disbursed, Senator Issues Urgent Warning to Students Using Campus Debit Cards
Huffington Post: The Promise of American Higher Education
Kansas City Star: In KC, U.S. Education Secretary Urges End to 'Catch-Up Business'
Marketwatch: School Debts May Thwart Retirement Savings
NBC News: Economy Leaves Many Returning Students Disappointed, Deep in Debt
New York Times: Forgoing College to Pursue Dreams
Post-Bulletin: Gail Collins: Welcome Back, College Students - Hope You Brought Money
San Francisco Chronicle: Commentary: College Affordability Is the Wrong Message
Sun-Sentinel: Rubio Wants to Reveal College-Grad Earnings
U.S. News & World Report: How to Manage Student Loans or Avoid Them Altogether
U.S. News & World Report: Consider These Options to Cut College Costs
U.S. News & World Report: Student Loan Debt Draws More Attention at Colleges
U.S. News & World Report: Pervasive Student Debt Penetrates Middle Class
Wall Street Journal: Time to Repay Loans

September 17

Associated Press: WHY IT MATTERS: Washington Wields Power in Education and Students Feel the Effects
Boston Globe: For-Profit Colleges Need Closer Scrutiny
Boston Globe: The Higher-Ed Bubble Will Inevitably Burst
Daily Beast: More on Whether We're Paying Too Much for College
Forbes: You, Young Millennial, Are the "New Oil Well" for Collection Agencies
Forbes: Dude, Where's My Student Loan Bailout?
Huffington Post: Private Student Loan Report Amended, Majority of Students Didn't Exhaust Federal Aid: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Huffington Post: For-Profit College Claims Are 'Nonsense,' Obama Administration Says
Inside Higher Education: Financial Protection Bureau Corrects Student Loan Statistics
Inside Higher Education: Why FERPA Is Unconstitutional
Nashua Telegraph: Go Back to School for Saving on Education
NBC News: Biden, in Wisconsin, Goes After Romney on Education
Newsweek: Is College a Lousy Investment?
New York Times: Debt Collectors Cashing in on Student Loans
New York Times: A Big Default Problem, but How Big?
New York Times: Ask About Navigating Student Debt
New York Times: Answers to Your Questions About Student Loans, Part One
New York Times: Answers to Your Questions About Student Loans, Part Two
New York Times: Answers to Your Questions About Student Loans, Part Three
New York Times: The Debt of Medical Students
Smartmoney: 9 Missteps on the Path to Financial Aid
USA Today: Your Money: Be Sure to Check Paperwork on Student Loans
Wall Street Journal: The Minuses of Parental PLUS Loans
Wall Street Journal: How Not to Blow It With Financial Aid
Wall Street Journal: Consumer Debt Declines, Even as Student Loans Grow
Wall Street Journal: Student-Loan Online Start-Up Gets Financing

September 10

Associated Press: Obama, GOP Duel Over Rising College Expenses
Associated Press: Should You Pay Off Your Student Loans Quickly?
Bloomberg: The Debt-Free College Degree
Business Insider: Student Loan Bubble: The Hidden Reality
Businessweek: Student Loans: Debt for Life
CBS News: Student Loan Debt Is Worse Than It Seems
Concord Monitor: Student Loans Need Even More Reforms
Daily Nebraskan: Research Shows 31% of Parents Consider Total Cost of College
Huffington Post: Democratic Party Platform Highlights Obama Higher Education, Student Loan Reforms
Inside Higher Education: Pell Grants in the Spotlight
Inside Higher Education: Pell Spending Levels Off
Inside Higher Education: The Obama Agenda
Marketwatch: College Graduates Save by Heading Home
NBC News: Drowning in Student Loan Debt? Here's Help
Newsday: Left and Right: How the Two Parties Stand on Education
New York Times: A Tool for Those Who Fall Behind on Student Debt
Time: New Frontier in Student Debt: It Stifles the Housing Recovery
Sun-Sentinel: Debt Is a 4-Letter Word as More Students Say No to College Loans
U.S. News & World Report: How Might Pell Grants Fare Under Obama and Romney?
Wall Street Journal: What Is a 529 Expense? Take Our Test
Wall Street Journal: Uptick in College Students Seeking Counseling, Financial Support
Washington Post: What Democratic Platform Says on Education

September 4

ABC News: Obama Kicks Off Campaign College Tour as Isaac Churns
ABC News: Families Ignoring College Cost Crisis
American Enterprise Institute: The High Cost of College: An Economic Explanation
Boston Globe: Families Misjudge College Savings, Study Finds
Business Insider: 6 Ways to Fix Your Finances for Back-to-College
CBS Moneywatch: A Financial Plan for College-Bound Students
CBS News: Increase College Financial Aid by Planning Now
Financial Planning: 529 Plans: Untapped Potential of College Savings Plans
Forbes: How to Fix the Student Loan System
Forbes: 3 Reasons to Never Default on Your Federal Student Loan
Huffington Post: Prison, Drug War Spending Rockets While Higher Education Funding Declines
Huffington Post: Higher Education Reform in Motion
Huffington Post: Pell Grants Cover Smallest Portion of College Costs in History as GOP Calls for Cuts
Huffington Post: Arne Duncan Discusses Student Loan Debt, Gripes With Romney's Education Platform on Bloomberg Radio
Huffington Post: Republican Party Platform Calls for End of Federal Student Loans, Support for For-Profit Colleges
Inside Higher Education: Don't Panic ...Yet
Inside Higher Education: Calculating a Degree's Value
Inside Higher Education: Taking on Higher Ed
Inside Higher Education: Lost HOPE
NBC News: Student Subsidies of Classmates' Tuition Add to Anger Over Rising College Costs
New York Post: Soaring Student Loans Defy Debt Decline
Oregonian: U.S. High Schoolers Get Another F in Financial Literacy, New Study Shows
Reuters: Obama, Romney Spar Over Private Sector's Role in Education
Reuters: Obama Knocks Republicans, Courts Students in Campaign Swing
Seacoast Online: Strategies for Minimizing College Costs
Smartmoney: Diplomas at a Discount
Time: Who Says Kids Are Spoiled? Parents Expect Pre-Teens to Start Saving for College
U.S. News & World Report: Harkin Report: Loans to Pay Off and Nothing to Show for It
U.S. News & World Report: Student Debt Woes Could Magnify Economic Problems

August 2012

August 27

Associated Press: Don't Forget Insurance With College-Bound Kids
Associated Press: Analysis: New Studies Weigh College Value and Cost
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Study: Students From Middle-Income Families Incur Higher Student Loan Debt
Bloomberg: Feds May Play Future Role in Student Loans, Chopra Says
Bloomberg: Student Debt Relief Helps Kansas Boost Rural Population
Boston Globe: Colleges Boosting Financial Aid to Students
Chicago Sun-Times: A Back-to-School Math Lesson About Education
CNBC: Chadwick: Student Loans Are an Economic Cancer
Forbes: 5 Reasons the Student Loan Crisis Is Nothing Like the Mortgage Crisis
Hill: Obama Campaign Touts Efforts on Student Loans With New Website
Huffington Post: President Obama, Mitt Romney Address College Financial Aid, Student Loans on Campaign Trail
Huffington Post: Student Aid Invests in the Nation's Future
Inside Higher Education: Shopping Around
Inside Higher Education: Student Debt, Gender and Class
Inside Higher Education: Counterpoint: Financial Aid Transparency
Los Angeles Times: Parent Who Co-Signed Student Loans Is Saddled With Debt
Los Angeles Times: Obama Declares He's 'Walked the Walk' on Education Reform
Marketwatch: Why Go to College If I Can't Get a Job?
NASDAQ: Personal Finance Advice for College Students
NBC Chicago: Durbin Calls for Reform, Regulation of College Loans
New York Times: Obama Attacks Romney's Proposals for College Financing
New York Times: A Web Site That Aims to Help Manage Student Loans
Orange County Register: Gary Jason: Growing Student Loan Sorrows
Politico: Taming the For-Profit College Monster
Reuters: Enroute to a Degree, Scholarship Squeeze Is Latest Hurdle
San Francisco Chronicle: Student Loan Delinquencies for Retirees
U.S. News & World Report: The Best Back-to-School Money Lessons for Kids
Wall Street Journal: Obama Campaign Trip Focuses on Education

August 20

ABC News: More Social Security Money Withheld Because of Unpaid Student Loans
Business Journal: Pell Grant Changes Pinching College Students
CNBC: Lenders Mobilize to Help College Kids Manage Student Loans
Forbes: IRS Offers Tool to Help Students with Financial Aid
Huffington Post: Harkin "Protecting Students From Worthless Degree Act" Pulls Financial Aid From Programs That Lack Accreditation
Huffington Post: More Losing Social Security to Student Loan Wage Garnishments
Huffington Post: Private Student Loan Bankruptcy Rule Traps Graduates With Debt Amid Calls for Reform
Huffington Post: America's Student Debt Crisis
Huffington Post: It's Time for Customer-Centered Reform of Education: Part 1
Huffington Post: It's Time for Customer-Centered Reform of Higher Education: Part 2
Inside Higher Education: Ryan's Higher Ed Record
Inside Higher Education: Another Cut for Grad Student Aid
Nashua Telegraph: Planning Ahead: Students, Families Must Be Smarter Consumers as Cost of College Rises
National Post: Why U.S. Student Loans Are Not the Next Financial Bubble
Politico: McCaskill Ad Hits Akin on Student Loans
Reuters: Column: The Student Loan Crisis That Can't Be Gotten Rid Of
Stamford Advocate: Tuition, Student Debt Threaten Nation's Well-Being
Time: One More Time: Yes, College Is Worth It
Wall Street Journal: Forced to Justify Their Price, Colleges Hire Marketing Officers
Washington Post: New Obama Ad: 'Get Real, Mitt'

August 13

Associated Press: Elite Colleges Transform Online Higher Education
Associated Press: Bernanke: Students Must Be Wise with College Loans
Boston Globe: Upstart Announces a New Way to Invest - Yes, Actually Invest - in a Recent College Grad
Boston Globe: MIT, Cornell to Reduce Financial Aid
CBS Moneywatch: 9 Ways to Reduce Student Loan Debt
Fox Business: What to Know Before Consolidating Student Loans
Houston Chronicle: Does Student Loan Debt Put a Damper on Your Relationship?
Huffington Post: Higher Education, Student Loans: Victors and Victims
Huffington Post: Are You Sure Affordability Is Really the Issue in Higher ED?
Inside Higher Education: You Get What You Pay For
Inside Higher Education: Completion-Focused Financial Aid
Kane County Chronicle: Colleges, Students Work to Find Best Loan Plan
Marketwatch: How Student Loans Could Hit Your Social Security
MSNBC: New Form Clarifies Financial Aid Info for Collegians
Patriot-News: Back to School: Teach Kids the ABCs of Money Management
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: College Decisions Include Financial Advisers
The Register Guard: Higher One Agrees to Pay Restitution
Reuters: Playing the Financial Aid Game
Smartmoney: Grandma's New Financial Problem: College Debt
St. Louis Post Dispatch: Student-Loan Defaults Prompt Call for Reform
Time: Student Debt: Why Even the Affluent Struggle
U.S. News & World Report: Federal Student Loan Repayment Plans That Lower Payments, Forgive Debt
Wall Street Journal: Rising Student Debt Weakens Credit Story
Wall Street Journal: Bernanke Promotes Financial Literacy, Says Next Generation Will Be Better Off
Wall Street Journal: College Debt Hits Well-Off
Wall Street Journal: Help for Student Borrowers

August 6

Baltimore Sun: Report: Let Private Student Loans Be Discharged in Bankruptcy
Bloomberg: For-Profit Colleges Shortchange Taxpayers, Senate Study Says
Bloomberg: Most Calif. For-Profit Colleges Lose State Grants
CBS News: College Students Who Borrow Too Much: 13 Facts
Chicago Sun-Times: Scathing Report on For-Profit Colleges Hitting Career Ed, DeVry in Wallet
Detroit Free Press: Susan Tompor: Student Loans Can Be Heavier Burden Than Credit Cards
Forbes: For-Profit Colleges Thrashed in Congressional Report
Forbes: Municipal Student Loan Reduction Incentives: A Way to Ease the Student Debt Burden?
Forbes: On Higher Education: Where We Stand
Huffington Post: Student Loan Repayment Guide: Consolidation, Deferment, Forbearance Explained
Huffington Post: Our Colleges and Universities Need a Stress Test
Huffington Post: Six-Figure Student Loan Debt Reviewed in Study by Mark Kantrowitz, Showing Rapid Growth in Past Decade
Inside Higher Education: Leaner, Meaner State U.
Inside Higher Education: A Summer Without Pell
NPR: Families Make Big Changes to Pay for College
Philly Burbs: Schwartz Bill Aims to Aid College Students
Reuters: Senate Report Calls for Congressional Action on For-Profit Colleges
San Francisco Chronicle: Flaws in Aid to For-Profit Colleges
Seattle Times: College Costs: Comparing Apples to Apples
U.S. News & World Report: 5 Common Private Student Loan Complaints
U.S. News & World Report: Investing in Children Early Increases Access to Education
U.S. News & World Report: 10 More Twitter Handles for Scholarship Seekers
Wall Street Journal: More Law Schools Haggle on Scholarships
Wall Street Journal: Grandma's Help Hurts College Aid
Washington Post: For-Profit Colleges Put Investors First, Report Says

July 2012

July 30

Associated Press: Feds Urge Colleges to Adopt New Student Aid Form
Bloomberg: Shilling: How Recession Will Change University Financing
Bloomberg Businessweek: Sallie Mae, CFPB to Back Student-Loan Changes at Senate Hearing
Bloomberg Businessweek: Bankruptcy Shift Wouldn't Ease Much Student Debt
Business Insider: Some Colleges Are Paying Students to Graduate Sooner
Business Insider: 11 Shocking Truths About Student Loans in America
Christian Science Monitor: Making College Affordable: Five Ways that States, Schools Are Trying to Help
Christian Science Monitor: Do Higher Education Tax Credits Make Sense?
Detroit Free Press: Susan Tompor: Student Loan Debt Threatens Graduates' Financial Future
Examiner: Student Debt Crisis Spreads Across Generations
Huffington Post: Student Loans Are Holding Back Economic Recovery, CFPB Says
Huffington Post: College Cost Shopping Sheet Aims to Ease School Comparison
Huffington Post: Student Debt Has Impacts Before Graduation
Inside Higher Education: Financial Aid's Future
Marketwatch: 3 Out of 4 U.S. Families Want to Help Their Children Pay for College but Worry They Can't Come Up with Enough Funds
MassLive: Editorials: College Loans Become Burden of a Lifetime
New York Times: How Much Merit Aid Will Your College Offer? Take a Look
New York Times: Better Disclosure for Private Loans
NextGen Journal: A Family Reflects on Prepaid Student Loans
Time: College 'Shopping Sheet' Designed to Help Students Compare Financial Aid, Overall Costs
U.S. News and World Report: How Much Will You Need to Send Your Child to College in 2030?
Wall Street Journal: Colleges Cutting Student Grants, Scholarships
Wall Street Journal: Gleeful Approach to Debt
Wall Street Journal: Obama's Higher Ed Posturing
Wall Street Journal: You Don't Owe That
White House Blog: New 'Shopping Sheet' Will Make It Easier for Students to 'Know Before They Owe'

July 23

Associated Press: Study: Student Loans Went to People Who Couldn't Repay
Bloomberg: College Students Are Bearing More of the Tuition Burden
Bloomberg: Student Debtors Find Forgiveness in Small Towns
Boston Herald: Senate Hears Ideas on Keeping Down College Costs
CBS News: 25 Tips for Choosing a College
Chicago Tribune: Need a Student Loan? Mull Options Carefully
Consumer Affairs: Rising Student Loan Debt Causes Growing Concern
Daily Beast: Janitors with College Degrees and the Higher-Education Bubble
Forbes: About Those Student Loans: A Platform to Make You Worry-Free
Forbes: The Cliffs Notes on How America Pays for College
Forbes: Student Loan Forgiveness Programs Short on Funds
Forbes: Can You Avoid Majoring in Debt?
Huffington Post: Student Loan Burdens: Test Drive the New Tool
Huffington Post: Reform Comes to Higher Education
Huffington Post: How Millennials and Students Won a Massive Victory on Loan Rates
MSNBC: Parents May Be Late, But Not Too Late, to Save for College
MSNBC: Investigation Reveals Claims of Unmanageable Debt by 'For-Profit' College Students
National Review Online: The Student-Loan Bubble
New York Times: More College Students Living at Home
NPR: Call Me Maybe When Your School Loan Is Paid in Full
Reuters: Report Finds Private Student Loans Riskier Before Financial Crisis
Reuters: As College Costs Rise, Students Trade Dorm for Home: Sallie Mae
Slate: "Equity"-Financed College Is a Solution to a Non-Problem
Slate: U.S. Student Debt on Scary Trajectory
Time: Financial Planning 101 for Older College Students
USA Today: Some Vets Feeling Shorted by the Army College Fund
U.S. News & World Report: Are For-Profit Colleges a Rip-Off?
Wall Street Journal: White House Backs Bankruptcy Options for Some Student Debt
Wall Street Journal: Some Schools Cut Student Grants, Scholarships
Wall Street Journal: Student Debt Hits the Middle-Aged
Washington Monthly: Department of Education Proposes New Rules for Student Loans

July 16

Associated Press: Consumers Take on More Debt
Atlanta Journal Constitution: All College Degrees Aren't Created Equal
Bloomberg Businessweek: Indentured Students Rise, Loans Corrode Future
Boston Globe: Romney Student Loan Plan Criticized
Boston Globe: For 2008 Graduate, School Loans Take Toll
Business Insider: Here's Something You Probably Don't Know About Private Student Loans
Chicago Tribune: Student Debt Not Just for the Young
Cincinnatti City Beat: Schooled on Debt
CNBC: Student Debt: America's $1 Trillion Time Bomb
Fox News: Mariela Dabbah: Why Aren't Students Rallying for College Loan Forgiveness Plans?
Hartford Courant: Students Warned of Financial Aid Scams
Inside Higher Education: College Isn't So Unaffordable
Main Street: How Much Student Loan Money Do You Really Need for College?
McClatchy Newspapers: Kids and Money: Income-Based Repayment Can Ease Student Loan Burden
New York Times: 'Looking for Rats in Ratholes'
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Push for Higher Ed Assistance Hopes to Lift Graduation Rate
PolicyMic: Student Loan Debt Will Only Continue to Be an Issue in 2012
Politico: Arne Duncan to Governors: Control College Costs
Savannah Morning News: The Art of Paying for College
Tennessean: Threatening Student Loans Halted, for Now
U.S. News & World Report: Gainful Employment Regulations Put on Hold
U.S. News & World Report: New Federal Student Loan Counseling Offered Online
White House: Open Data for College Affordability and Better Student Outcomes

July 9

Associated Press: Student Loan Interest Rates Stay Flat, but Benefit for Students Remains Murky Long-Term
Associated Press: Reed to Be There as Obama Signs Student Loan Bill
Boston Globe: Fees Set to Go Up at State Colleges
Chicago Tribune: Money-Smart Kids: The Student-Loan Bubble
The Daily Californian: New Federal Rules Affect Loan Payments for Graduate Students
Daily Record: Debt Buries American Dream
Forbes: Student Loan Rates to Remain Low, For Now
Huffington Post: Future of For-Profit College Regulations Now in Obama Administration's Hands
Huffington Post: Hope and Happiness Delayed for the Indebted Generation
Huffington Post: Student Loan Interest Rate Fix Adds Changes in Pell Grants, Other Federal College Aid
Inside Higher Education: A Simple Solution on Student Loans
Inside Higher Education: Are Students 'Shopping' Enough?
Los Angeles Times: Lou Gehrig Baseball Is Nice, Student Debt Isn't: Start the Auction
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: An 'F' for College Loan Guidelines
NBC12: More College Students Turn to Food Stamps
New York Times: Judge Strikes Main Element of For-Profit College Rules
NPR: Student Loan Deal Pales Against Other Education Cuts
The Salem News: Little to Celebrate in Student Loan Deal
Seattle Today: Guest Commentary: The Higher-Ed Doomsayers Are Wrong
Star Tribune: State-Run Student Loan Program Boasts Lower Rate
TimesFreePress: Personal Finance: Do Your Homework on Student Loans
U.S. News & World Report: Student Loan Changes for 2012
U.S. News & World Report: How Gen Y Can Overcome Its Biggest Financial Hurdles
U.S. News & World Report: Student Debt Crisis Still Needs Long-Term Solution

July 2

Associated Press: Feds: For-Profits Could Lose Federal Student Aid
Associated Press: Schools Still Worry as Congress Cuts Deal on Loans
Associated Press: Congress Poised to Act on Highways, Student Loans
Associated Press: Obama Student Loan Plan Nearing End
Associated Press: Senate Leaders Say They Have Student Loan Deal
Associated Press: Negotiators Closing in on Student Loan Deal
CBS MoneyWatch: How to Find Out What College Will Really Cost You
Chicago Tribune: Family Finances: 7 Solutions for Student Debt
CNN Money: Congress Set to Extend Low Student Loan Rates
CNN Money: Crunch Time for Congress on Student Loans
Congressional Quarterly: Deal on Student Loan Interest Rate May Be Linked to Transportation Reauthorization
Forbes: Why Congress Needs to Hurry Up and Decide What to Do With Student Loans
Inside Higher Education: Senate Reaches Deal on Loans
Inside Higher Education: Missing the Mark on 'Gainful'
Inside Higher Education: Student Aid Survives Another Year
Los Angeles Times: A Student Loan Stopgap
Los Angeles Times: Showdown Time Again in Congress on Student Loans, Highways
Nashua Telegraph: Shaheen Pushes for Congressional Action on Student Loan Bill
Reuters: No More Grace Period on Student Loans
USA Today: Massive College Debt Can Burden Graduates for Decades
U.S. News & World Report: How Cheap Federal Loans May Harm Students
U.S. News & World Report: 2 New Ways to Pay Off Student Loans
Wall Street Journal: Should More College Financial Aid Be Based on Need, Not Merit?
Washington Post: Congress Should Fund the Highway Bill, Not the Student Loan Cut
Washington Post: Some Student Loans to Become More Expensive Despite Deal

June 2012

June 25

ABC News: Obama, GOP Clash Over Student Loans
Associated Press: Private Student Loans 101: How the Terms Differ
Atlantic: 3 Reasons Why Ending Federal Student Loans Is a Terrible Idea
Bloomberg: End U.S. Student Loans, Don't Make Them Cheaper
Chicago Tribune: Loans, Lawsuits Pile Up as Law School Grads Face Worst Job Market in More Than 30 Years
Chronicle of Higher Education: Here's a Diploma, With Ball and Chain Attached
Fox Business: Pros and Cons of the Stafford Loan Rate Cap
Huffington Post: Improving Financial Literacy, Here and Abroad
Huffington Post: Don't Let College Break the Bank: Tips to Save on Student Loans
Huffington Post: Let's Get Colleges to Compete for Our Bucks
Huffington Post: The Price of College Affordability
Huffington Post: The Student Debt Trap
Inside Higher Education: Shame on the Shame List
Inside Higher Education: Transparency, or Redundancy?
Miami Herald: Possible Doubling of College Loan Cost a Political Hot Potato
National Journal: Lawmakers Approaching Student-Loan Deal
New York Times: Some Democrats Make Student Loans a Campaign Issue
New York Times: 3 Basics of a College Financial Plan
Politico: Dems Prep Attacks on GOP Over Student Loan Rates
Politico: Harry Reid, Mitch McConnell Near Student Loan Deal
USA Today: Generation Z Worries About Paying for College, Getting a Job
USA Today: Grim Job Prospects Could Scar Today's College Graduates
U.S. News & World Report: Should Parents Pay for College?
U.S. News & World Report: New Gainful Employment Regulations May Impact College Students
U.S. News & World Report: Public Service Pays Off With These Scholarship Opportunities
Wall Street Journal: Pell Grants Flunk Out
Washington Monthly: Borrowers Confused, Frustrated by Student Loans
Washington Post: Obama Urges Students, Parents to Pressure Congress on Student Loans Issue

June 18

ABC News: Student Loans: Cities Offering to Pay Debt to Gain Young Residents
Bloomberg Businessweek: States Asked to Discuss Private Student Loans
Bloomberg Businessweek: Some Members of U.S. Congress Still Paying Student Loans
Boston Globe: The Real Cost of Higher Education In Mass.
Boston Herald: 'Higher Education Bubble' Is About to Burst
CBS News: Why It's Getting Easier to Repay Student Loans
Chicago Sun-Times: Many Students Unaware of Loan Repay Program
CNN: Do We Need a Revolution in Higher Education?
CNN Money: Ignore the Debt Hype. College Is a Great Investment
CNN Money: Student Loan Payback Gets White House Attention
Huffington Post: Student Loans Need Major Overhaul, Not Small Fixes
Inside Higher Education: An Earful on Private Loans
Inside Higher Education: Student Loan Experts Call for Increased Responsibility
Los Angeles Times: Private Student Loans Often Confuse and Frustrate Borrowers; CFPB
National Journal: Straining to Pay for Education
New York Post: Worse Than the Housing Bubble
New York Times: The College Graduate as Collateral
Politico: Market Can Fix Student Loans
Politico: Congress in a Pinch Over Student Loan Interest Rates
San Francisco Chronicle: Unique Places Where Personal Finance Training Is Taught
Time: Why Have So Few Student Loan Borrowers Taken Advantage of Income-Based Repayment?
U.S. News & World Report: Significant Student Debt Reforms Quietly Take Flight
Wall Street Journal: New Course in College Costs
Wall Street Journal: Student Loans and Double Standards
Wall Street Journal: Universities Feel the Heat Amid Cuts
Washington Post: How to Improve College Student Aid Disclosure
Worcester Telegram: Of Student Aid, College Costs

June 11

Associated Press: Obama Highlighting Student Loan Repayment Option
Bloomberg: Students Pay SLM 9.25% on Exploitative Loans for College
Bloomberg Businessweek: Syracuse, Vassar Among Colleges Joining Aid-Cost Pledge
CBS News: Who Is Struggling the Most with Student Loans
CBS News: Student Loans Due? Here's What to Consider
Hill: McConnell Continues to Criticize Obama on Student Loans
Huffington Post: For-Profit College Students Most Likely to End Up in Debt with No Diploma, Report Shows
Huffington Post: Is Higher Education Worth the Higher Cost?
Huffington Post: Student Loan Debt: Crisis or Overblown Hype?
Huffington Post: Forgive Us Our Student Loan Debts?
Inside Higher Education: How Much Disclosure?
Inside Higher Education: A No-Cost Interest Rate Fix
Miami Herald: Despite the Burden, Degree Still Worth the Investment
New York Times: Start Your College Value Conversation Now
New York Times: Biden and College Presidents Talk About Paying the Bills
New York Times: College's True Cost
Reuters: Government, Schools to Clarify Loans for Students
U.S. News & World Report: Paying Off Nearly Six Figures of Student Debt in Seven Months
U.S. News & World Report: What Romney's Education Plan Means for College Students
U.S. News & World Report: Tom Harkin Calls Republican Proposals on Student Loan Bill Unacceptable
Washington Post: White House Skeptical of GOP Student Loan Proposals
Washington Post: Planning for College? Start Talking to Your Rising Seniors
White House Blog: Income Based Repayment: Everything You Need to Know

June 4

ABC News: For Middle-Age Students, Is College Worth the Risk?
Associated Press: GOP Ties Obama to NH Student Debt, Ignores Origins
Boston Globe: Attacking Student Loan Debt
Boston Globe: Choosing Politics Over Kids
Chicago Government Examiner: Durbin Aims to Educate with Student Aid Loan Bill
Fox Business: Seven Tips for Dealing with College Debt
Huffington Post: Seven Things You Can Do to Cut Your Student Debt Load Now
Kansas City Star: College's Biggest Hidden Cost
Marketwatch: What You Should Know About College Financial Aid
New York Times: Heavy Debt, but No Degree
PBS Newshour: The State of Student Loans: More Debt, More Defaults, More Problems
Reuters: U.S. Consumer Debt Eases, but Student Loans Rise
San Francisco Examiner: Jobless, Indebted Grads Hit by 'Diploma Despair'
Time: Insult to Injury: Rise in People with Student Loan Debt - and No College Degree
U.S. News & World Report: Would the Student Loan Forgiveness Act Help You?
Washington Post: College Dropouts Have Debt but No Degree
Washington Post: New GOP Proposal on Student Loans
Washington Post: Why Is Student Debt Different from Other Kinds of Debt?

May 2012

May 29

Associated Press: Protesters to Demand Forgiveness of Student Loans at Meeting of Sallie Mae Shareholders
Bloomberg Businessweek: Private Student Loans Are Becoming More Competitive
Bloomberg Businessweek: Financial Aid Officers Suggest Letter Changes
Boston Globe: As Joe Biden Visits NH, Republicans Note 2008 College Loan Debt Promises
CBS News: Dropping Out: Is College Worth the Cost?
Chicago Tribune: Competing Student Loan Plans Blocked in U.S. Senate
Christian Science Monitor: Psst, Students: Still Hope for Low-Rate Student Loans, Despite Senate Balking
Chronicle of Higher Education: Share of Students Receiving Federal Aid Climbs, Especially at For-Profit Colleges
CNN Money: Help Free Your Grad from Debt
Forbes: The Number One Reason for College Debt that No One Talks About
Forbes: How to Reduce the Crushing Load of MBA Student Debt
Fox News: Can Your Kids Graduate from College without Debt?
Huffington Post: To Rein in Student Loan Debt, Rein in For-Profit Colleges
Inside Higher Education: Romney's Higher Ed Platform
International Herald Tribune: Full Disclosure for Student Borrowers
Los Angeles Times: Graduating Collegians Cope with Student Debt in a Weak Economy
The Marietta Daily Journal: William G. Lako Jr.: Selecting the Best Loan Repayment Option
MarketWatch: Colleges Must Do More to Rein in Student Debt
MSNBC: (VIDEO) Failing Students on Loans
MSN Money: Student Loan Price War: Banks vs. Feds
USA Today: Five Proposals to Solve $1 Trillion College Loan Crisis
U.S. News & World Report: Seven Ways to Prepare for Student Loan Repayment
U.S. News & World Report: As Student Loan Default Rates Rise, Is the Law School Bubble Bursting?
Wall Street Journal: Number of the Week: Student Loan Bubble
Washington Post: Student Loans Require Homework

May 21

ABC News: It's Time to Solve the Student Loan Crisis
ABC News: Student Loan Debt Affecting Older Americans
Associated Press: Scott Brown: Extend Student Loan Rate Without Taxes
The Atlantic: The Student Debt Crisis We Don't Talk About
Bloomberg: Taxpayers Fund $454,000 Pay for Collector Chasing Student Loans
Boston Globe: How Much College Debt Is Too Much?
Christian Science Monitor: Student Loans: How Automatic Repay Can Help
CNN Money: What the Student Loan Rate Hike Means to You
Financial Times: Young Americans Delay Purchase of Homes
Forbes: SoFi's Mike Cagney Wants to Fix Student Loans
Forbes: Obama's Student Loan Gambit Devalues the Office of the President
Fortune: As Student Loans Grow, So Does University Leadership Pay
Huffington Post: How to Start Paying Off Your Student Loans
Huffington Post: Ten States with the Most Student Loan Debt Per Graduate
Huffington Post: Higher Education and Debt: Another Perspective
Huffington Post: Too Much Student Debt? Blame Your Parents
Huffington Post: $1,000,000,000,000: How Did We Get Here?
Inside Higher Education: What We Don't Know About Debt
Los Angeles Times: Student Loan Blues
Los Angeles Times: Students, Think About the Debt You're Taking On
Los Angeles Times: New College Graduates Earning Less Than a Decade Ago
MSNBC: Collection Agency Cashes in on Student Loan Defaults
National Catholic: Reporters: Student Loan Debt May Prevent Many U.S. Catholics from Entering Religious Orders
New York Times: College Costs Weighing Down a Generation with Student Debt
New York Times: When College May Not Be Worth the Cost: Examining Student Loan Debt
Reuters: Counterparties: America's Trillion-Dollar Student Debt Burden
Reuters: Parents Just Say No to College Tuition
Time: Student Loans: Is There Really a Crisis?
U.S. News & World Report: Seven Ways to Jumpstart Paying Off Your College Loans
U.S. News & World Report: Grads Have Options to Manage Student Loan Debt
Wall Street Journal: Wiping Out $90,000 in Student Loans in Seven Months
Wall Street Journal: Despite Concern, Banks Give Student Loans the Old College Try
Washington Post: Colo. College Grads Protest Student Debt at Commencement Wearing Inflatable Ball and Chains

May 14

Associated Press: Student Loans Interest Rate Battle Heads to Senate
Bangor Daily News: U.S. Senators from Maine Called Upon to Keep Student Loan Interest Rate Lower
Boston Business Journal: Repayment Rates for Student Loans Vary at Massachusetts Colleges and Universities
Boston Globe: Students Don't Get What They Pay For
CBS News: Student Debt Clock Strikes $1 Trillion
Chronicle of Higher Education: Student Loans, Continued
Forbes: Student Loans Stuck in the Endless Senate Soap Opera
Fortune: The Draconian Hidden Penalty on Student Loans
Fox Business: Can Your Student Loan Debt Be Forgiven?
Hill: Student Loans Latest Casualty of Politics
Hill: No Deal Announced on Student Interest Bill as Reid, McConnell Stress Openness
Keene Sentinel: EDITORIAL: Higher Education Isn't Cheap; The Question Is Who Pays for It
Kiplinger's Money Power: Family Finances: The Looming Threat of Student Debt
Los Angeles Times: Student Loans and Social Security Taxes: A Poor Fit
MassLive: Scott Brown, Elizabeth Warren Urge Congress to Freeze Student Loan Interest Rates
National Journal: Senate Blocks Rate Freeze on Federal Student Loans; Political Messaging Emerges
New York Times: Sallie Mae Will Offer Fixed-Rate Private Student Loans
New York Times: Much Ado About Double or Nothing
Politico: Education Needs Bipartisan Effort
Reuters: Stern Advice - Good Student Debt, Bad Student Debt
Reuters: Student Debt: Where You Attend College Matters
Roll Call: Expect Student Loan Standoff
Time: Stop Fighting Over Interest Rates - There's a Better Way for Congress to Fix the Student Debt Crisis
U.S. News & World Report: Community College Students Unlikely to Benefit from Cheap Loans
Wall Street Journal: Student Loans, Credit Cards Push Up Consumer Debt
Washington Post: Rep. Kathy Hochul Confronts Student Loan Horror Stories

May 7

Associated Press: Vt. U.S. Rep. Welch Collects Student Debt Stories
Associated Press: NH, Maine Top List for Student Debt Average
Bloomberg Businessweek: Student Loans 101: The Interest Rate Uproar
Bloomberg Businessweek: The Fuzzy Math in Financial Aid Offers
Bloomberg Businessweek: Analysis: Student Loan Agreement? Not So Fast
Center for American Progress: Student Loan Debt Seems to Rise No Matter What the Economy Does
CBS News: U.S. Rep: Student Loan Rate Hike Too Much
CBS News: College Loans: What You Need to Know
Chicago Sun-Times: Give College Students a Break on Loan Rates
Daily Herald: College Students Hit with Higher Interest Rates on Govt Loans
Huffington Post: Student Loans: New Survey Finds College Grads Carry Large Debt into Middle Age
Huffington Post: Why the Student Loan Interest Rate Debate Matters
Inside Higher Education: The New Politics of Student Debt
Loansafe.org: Rising Tuition Trumps Interest Rate Among Students' Worries
Los Angeles Times: The Politics of Student Loans
New York Times: Short-Term Fixes
New York Times: The Imperiled Promise of College
Philadelphia Inquirer: Time to Rethink Student Lending
U.S. News & World Report: How to Finish College with No Debt
Washington Post: Free College? We Can Afford It
Washington Post: Obama to Visit Washington-Lee High School to Discuss Student Loans
WBEZ: Durbin and Republicans Disagree on How to Fund Federal Student Loans Interest Rate
Worcester Telegram Gazette: Mt. Wachusett Students Meet with Olver, Tsongas on Student Loan Impasse