The Answer Sheet: student loans


Posted at 01:37 PM ET, 09/13/2010

Student loan default rates increase -- especially at for-profit schools
By Valerie Strauss
The national student loan default rate is rising, according to new statistics released today, and students who obtain loans to attend for-profit loans are more likely to default than those in non-profit institutions.

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Categories:  College Costs | Tags:  college costs, for-profits and students loans, loan default rate increases, student loans, students and loan student rate

Posted at 01:55 PM ET, 05/04/2010

Who borrows most for college? New report
By Valerie Strauss
Two-thirds of students who graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree also leave with some amount of student loan debt, according to a new analysis.

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Categories:  College Costs | Tags:  borrowing for college, college board, college board report, college costs, college loans, for-profit schools, paying for college, private student loans, student loans

Posted at 07:41 PM ET, 03/15/2010

Former Bush official backs student loan reform
By Valerie Strauss
A former Bush administration official whose job it was to implement No Child Left Behind is urging her fellow Republicans to pass student loan reform legislation that also helps community colleges and early childhood education.

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Categories:  College Costs, College Costs, College Costs, College Costs | Tags:  No Child Left Behind, student loans