President Biden’s highly anticipated federal student loan cancellation announcement last month created as many questions as it answered, prompting at least one major loan servicer’s website to crash a...
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Trystack.io Launches Teens-Focused Crypto Education & Trading App – crypto.news
Trystack.io has announced the launch of Stack, a bitcoin trading and educational app for teenagers and their parents. The team claims it’s on a mission to provide a scam-free educational ecosystem for...
Why America still can’t agree on charter schools after 30 years
Whether it’s student loan forgiveness or banning books, education policy in the United States can get contentious. One controversial education policy that goes back to the 1990s is the charter s...
You may owe taxes for federal student loan forgiveness in these states
Marko Geber | DigitalVision | Getty Images If you’re one of the millions of Americans expecting student loan forgiveness, you won’t owe federal taxes. But that doesn’t mean you’...
Decades Of Human Progress Set Back By Covid, Climate Change And Ukraine War, UN Warns
Topline Global crises like the Covid-19 pandemic, worsening climate change and the war in Ukraine have started to reverse decades of human progress in education, life expectancy and standards of livin...
You made payments on your student loans during the pause. Can you get a refund?
This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet. Hundreds of thousands of borrowers made payments on their federal student loans since forbearance began in March 2020, taking advantage of the...
Crypto Assets Conference 2022 (CAC22B) to Drive Web3 Education
Organized by the Frankfurt School Blockchain Center, the seventh Crypto Assets Conference (CAC) will take place from October 18 to October 19, 2022. The world of digital assets is changing rapidly. Cr...
These states may tax federal student loan forgiveness
dmphoto | E+ | Getty Images There’s good news if you’re eligible for student loan forgiveness: It won’t trigger a federal tax bill. And while some may still owe state taxes, it may b...
Education Dept. cancels $1.5 billion in loans for Westwood College borrowers
Tero Vesalainen | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday announced it will cancel all remaining federal student debt for former students of the now-defunct for-profit Westwo...
Majority of American Parents Want Crypto, Blockchain Education for Children, Survey Shows
With the growth of cryptocurrencies worldwide, now American parents believe that adding crypto-related subjects to their student’s curriculum could be a good idea. To keep up with the times, the educa...
Alchemy Acquires Web3 Developer Education Platform Chainshot
13 seconds ago | 2 mins read Blockchain News ChainShot was founded by Cody McCabe and Dan Nolan in 2018. ChainShot provides Ethereum developers with foundational knowledge. Alchemy, a blockchain devel...
13 states may hit borrowers with state tax liability on forgiven student loans
President Joe Biden‘s student loan forgiveness plan will soon cancel debt for millions of Americans — and the relief is tax-free on federal returns. However, experts say the cancellation may sti...
Scammers leverage student loan forgiveness, FTC says. Here’s how to protect yourself
President Biden this week announced a long-awaited plan to forgive student debt for millions of borrowers — and criminals will likely leverage the news to steal from unsuspecting victims, the Federal ...
Coinbase to Launch Crypto Policy Education for Upcoming Elections
49 mins ago | 2 mins read Exchange News The goal is to help users make judgments and select the individual who best suits their needs. Attendees will have the chance to interview candidates about codi...
Coinbase Launches Crypto Policy Education Initiative Ahead of Upcoming Elections
On August 25, Coinbase, America’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, announced the launch of a crypto policy education initiative in the U.S. that will include a voter registration portal based on candi...
How President Biden linked a $15 minimum wage to student loan reform
Fast-food workers and supporters fight to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. James Leynse | Corbis Historical | Getty Images The Biden administration seems to have pegged a student loan policy ann...
How to Claim Your Student Loan Forgiveness
The Biden administration is canceling a portion of federal student loan debt. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Text size The Biden administration is canceling a portion of federal student loan debt a...
As Biden cancels up to $20,000 of student debt, some groups want more
Student loan borrowers gather near The White House to tell President Biden to cancel student debt on May 12, 2020. Paul Morigi | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images President Biden’s long-...
Key events on the path to student loan forgiveness
A woman holds a sign during an Occupy Wall Street rally against the high cost of college tuitions April 25, 2012 in New York. Don Emmert | Afp | Getty Images For the millions of Americans with student...
What Forgiving Student Loan Debt Could Mean for the Economy
Nearly 44 million people collectively owe $1.7 trillion in federal student loans. Forgiving some or all of it would cost taxpayers hundreds of billions of dollars. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images Te...
What Biden’s reported student debt cancellation plan could mean for borrowers
The question on millions of student loan borrowers’ minds will likely be settled Wednesday, when the Biden administration is expected to announce broad-based student debt relief. Though borrowers wil...
Biden Planning Student-Loan Announcement Wednesday
White House officials are planning for President Biden to make an announcement on Wednesday about his proposal for dealing with student-loan debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The pre...
U.S. Could Cancel Some Student Debt. Expect News Soon.
Text size A decision on forgiving federal student loan debt is expected by the end of August. Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images The Biden administration is expected to make an announcement on federal ...
Larry Summers Opposes Full Student-Loan Forgiveness
President Joe Biden will likely announce soon the fate of student debt, as the current pause in federal student-loan payments is set to expire Sept. 1. About 45 million people owe approximately $1.7 t...
‘The pause has meant everything:’ What happens to borrowers — and the economy — if Biden lets student loan payments resume in September
There’s less than two weeks until the latest pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on Aug. 31. No need to tell Cassie Smith. The chance of restarted payments are “a looming rain clou...
My $10,000 in student debt is canceled. What should I do now? Save for retirement, invest in the stock market and bonds — or buy a home?
President Joe Biden made a long-awaited announcement in August that individuals earning less than $125,000 a year would have $10,000 in federal student loan repayments forgiven, but that would rise to...