Higher Education

Last month, the Biden Administration put forward a proposed rule to unilaterally expand the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) program for student debt. In...

A recent analysis by Diego Briones, Sarah Turner, and Eileen Powell of the University of Virginia found that the current student loan payment pause...

Note: (11/22/2022): The Department of Education announced it would extend the pause to the sooner of 60 days after resolution of the student debt...

The White House has justified the unilateral implementation of its $400 billion student debt cancellation plan based on authority the Secretary of...

The Biden Administration’s new $420 billion student debt cancellation and repayment pause plan will deliver the majority of the benefits to those in...

While much attention has been paid to President Biden's costly and inflationary plan to cancel $10,000 to $20,000 of student debt, his proposed...

Last week, the Biden administration announced a plan to forgive a portion of outstanding student debt, extend the moratorium on student loan payments...

Note: This analysis has been updated to reflect President Biden’s announced cancellation plan . You can read the original version here. President...

Michael Murphy is the chief of staff and director of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget's FixUs initiative. He recently wrote an opinion...

The Biden Administration announced another extension of the student loan repayment moratorium through the end of December as part of their larger...

Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an opinion...

The student debt cancellation and relief measures announced earlier this week by the Biden Administration would cost around $500 billion over a decade...