Budget Battles
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The 2025 Spending Fight Has Officially Begun — and It’s Going to Be Big
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Supreme Court Slaps Down Challenge to Consumer Watchdog
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Inflation Eases in April, Lifting Hopes for a Soft Landing
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Biden Jacks Up Tariffs on $18 Billion in Chinese Imports
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Trump Promises New Tax Cuts for Everyone
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Biden White House Lays Out Plan for Coming Tax Showdown
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Trump Tax Cut Extension Would Cost $4.6 Trillion: CBO
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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3 Big Changes Trump Wants to Make to Student Loans
By Rob GarverThe Trump administration is planning a major overhaul of the federal student loan system that will affect not just borrowers, but also the four companies that currently service the billions of...
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Bad News on Student Loans: They Stick With You Longer Than You Think
While the standard student loan repayment plan for federal loans lasts 10 years, many students end up making payments over a longer time period.
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The Hardest College to Get Into in the US
By Janna HerronThe most difficult college to get into in the country, the California Institute of Technology, accepts less than one student for every 11 applicants. Caltech doesn’t actually have the lowest...
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16 States That Are Cutting College Funding
By Janna HerronState and local funding for higher education still lags 2008 levels by 17 percent.
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5 Alarming Facts About America’s $1.3 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
By Eric PianinThe president of the New York Federal Reserve Bank sounded the alarm on Monday that the student debt crisis continues to mount. At a staggering $1.3 trillion, outstanding student loan debt is casting...
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The Best Colleges for Older Students
By 2020, nearly one in five students in higher educations will be over the age of 35.
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College Endowments Take a Big Hit
College endowments had a tough year in 2016, losing money even as the overall stock market racked up double-digit gains.
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Leave More Time for Your Financial Aid Form This Year as IRS Shuts Down FAFSA Data Tool
Many states and colleges have financial aid deadlines in the next few weeks, but technical difficulties are making it harder for students to fill out the applications. The “data retrieval tool,”...
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US Colleges Raise a Record $41 Billion, So Why Is Tuition Still Climbing?
American colleges and universities took in a record $41 billion in donations in 2016, but the contributions were concentrated among a handful of schools and often assigned to specific purposes. More...
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Paying More for College? Blame Government Cuts
By Eric PianinAmid mounting complaints from parents and students about rising college tuition, staggering student debt and declining quality of education, a new study blames much of the problem on the sharp...
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3 Health Insurance Options for New College Graduates
College graduation marks a huge transition for young people as they say goodbye to finals and fraternities and hello to entry-level jobs and student loan payments. Here’s something else that today’s...
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Parents: Read This Before Co-signing Your Kids’ Student Loans
With the price of college climbing faster than inflation, the amount of money that parents have to borrow to pay for college is also rising. Once they’ve exhausted federal loans ( capped at $5,500-$7...
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6 Ways Student Loan Payments Are Making Our Lives Worse
The high cost of student loans is continuing to affect Americans’ life choices, to the point that many people say they would have selected a cheaper way of getting a college education if they had it...
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The Hidden Cost of a College Education
Now that a few weeks have passed since National College Decision Day, the elation (and relief) of finally committing to a school may be wearing off. You probably already calculated the financial aid...