The Promise-to-Promise agreement between Alamo Colleges and Schreiner University will allow qualifying students to transfer tuition free.
Financial Aid
Posted inWisconsin
Student loan borrowers are ‘confused and overwhelmed.’ Here’s what Wisconsinites should know.
The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, the end of the popular SAVE repayment plan and how to avoid default.
Posted inWisconsin
6 tips for avoiding student loan default
As student debt makes headlines again, Wisconsin Watch talked to an expert about how to get a degree without borrowing more than you can pay back.
Posted inOhio
Kent State students say Senate Bill 1 cut emergency scholarships. Now they’re trying to restore them
Student organizers are launching an ambitious campaign to add $5 to the bills of all undergraduates to fund the initiative.
Posted inSan Antonio
The student loan landscape is changing. Here’s what to know.
2026 is set to bring major changes for the millions of Americans with student loans — including nearly 4 million Texans.
Posted inPittsburgh
Late on your student loans? There are ways to avoid garnishment.
The U.S. Department of Education plans to tap wages of people in default on student loans. Here’s how to hold on to your paycheck.
Posted inChicago
What to know if you’re one of 170,000 people in Illinois behind on student loans
The Trump administration is resuming withholding wages from student loan borrowers in default. Here are some steps you can take to prevent that.
Posted inTexas
University of North Texas to offer free tuition for some incoming freshmen
The program will cover tuition and fees for new freshmen from Texas families earning up to $100,000.
Posted inOhio
Ohio’s FAFSA completion rates trail much of the country
State education leaders say there’s less funding available to boost awareness about completing the federal financial aid form that can help students get money to pay for college.
Posted inLocal Story Partnerships
Michigan spent $49M to send essential workers to college. Few chose to attend.
Futures for Frontliners scholarship, launched during pandemic, is wrapping up with more than 6,000 graduates so far, 1 in 4 who enrolled, which is significantly below the national average.