House Dem Whip: GOP's Going After Loan Defaulters, Not People Who Aren't Paying Taxes 'They Could Afford To'On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Weeknight,” House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) said that Republicans aren’t going after “people who aren’t paying what they could afford to pay in their taxes, but people who took out student loans” The post House Dem Whip: GOP’s Going After Loan Defaulters, Not People Who Aren’t Paying Taxes ‘They Could…Breitbart News Network3d agoWhole story →EducationEconomystudent loan debate
Trump administration drops legal fight to overhaul student loan forgiveness programThe Trump administration is moving to end its legal fight to overhaul a popular student loan forgiveness program. The Department of Justice appealed after federal judges ruled in June in favor of advocates who said the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program risked becoming a tool for political retribution. But it dropped two appeals Wednesday in…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution3d agoSources (4)Whole story →EducationSecuritystudent loan forgiveness update
GOP senator unveils plan to expand Trump Accounts to people under 40: 'GameSen. Bernie Moreno plans legislation to expand Trump Accounts to Americans under 40, which could help with home buying and student debt relief.NewsBreak4d agoWhole story →EducationBernie Moreno
Hundreds of 'ghost students' helped trio steal $1.3 million in federal college aidTwo unnamed co-conspirators received the bulk of the money in African bank accounts linked to a Kenyan safari company.NJ.com4d agoWhole story →EducationEconomystudent aid fraud scheme
Two Texas Republicans say they voted for Democrat James TalaricoA former head of the state GOP and a member of the Bush family both cited "character" as a factor in the Senate race between Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton.The Washington Post4d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentpslf ruling appeal dropped
The legal fight over the public service student loan forgiveness overhaul may be overTwo different federal judges in June ruled that the Education Department’s changes to the program were unlawful. On Wednesday, the Trump administration dropped its appeals.Government Executive2d agoWhole story →EducationJustice
Nurses Could Get Up to $40,000 in Student Loan Repayment: Who QualifiesThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Friday a $275 million initiative called Nurses for Nursing Homes.Newsweek2d agoWhole story →HealthEducation
Federal Education Freedom Tax Credit set for Jan. 1, 2027 launch; states urged to opt inA new federal tax credit designed to expand access to K-12 scholarships is preparing for its nationwide launch in January.WJLA19d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyeducation freedom tax credit launch
Virginia’s status in school choice tax credit ‘in question’Virginia was the first state in the nation to opt into the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, the first national school choice scholarship program, but there’s a chance Virginia will rescindRichmond Times-Dispatch16d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyschool choice tax credit debate
Rules released for federal scholarship tax credit programAs 30 states plan to opt into the federal scholarship tax credit program starting Jan. 1, it's not yet clear if all Nebraska students will qualify for a scholarship.Lincoln Journal Star19d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyfederal scholarship tax credit program rollout
Maine needs to opt into new federal education tax credit initiative | OpinionThe program has the potential to provide substantial educational resources for both public and private school students.Portland Press Herald1mo agoWhole story →EducationEconomyfederal education tax credit initiative
John James vows to opt into education tax credit if elected governorThe program gives a tax benefit for contributions to organizations that award private school tuition assistance and other education support.Detroit Free Press2mo agoWhole story →EducationEconomyJohn Jamesmichigan governor election
Democratic governors face pressure to join federal tax credit scholarshipDemocratic governors face mounting pressure to join Trump's federal scholarship tax credit program as more than half of U.S. states opt in to the school choice initiative.Fox News22d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyfederal scholarship tax credit rollout
Federal scholarship for private school and homeschooling opening to most kids in at least 30 statesThe Trump administration has proposed rules for a new federal scholarship program that launches at the start of next year. The scholarship can help families pay for private school, homeschooling and other educational expenses. Taxpayers who donate to the scholarship funds will get a federal tax credit. The program aims to support school choice and is…The Atlanta Journal-Constitution24d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyfederal scholarship tax credit launch
Michigan weighs Trump's federal scholarship tax creditThe credit reimburses taxpayers for donations to scholarship-granting groups, which disburse money to families for educational costs such as tuition.Detroit Free Press10d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyfederal scholarship tax credit debate
