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President Obama’s Student Aid Bill of Rights

On March 10, 2015, President Obama issued and signed a “Student Aid Bill of Rights.” Improvements and changes include: (1) a state-of-the-art complaint system to ensure quality service and accountability for the Department of Education, its contractors, and colleges, (2)

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Senate Fails to Pass Elizabeth Warren’s Student Loan Refinancing Proposal

As predicted earlier, Elizabeth Warren’s student loan bill failed to garner enough votes to pass. The 56-38 vote on the refinancing proposal was close but lacked the 60 votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. The bill would have allowed

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President Obama Answers Questions on Tumblr

President Obama took to Tumblr to answer education questions from Americans around the country. You can watch the President answer those questions at WhiteHouse.Tumblr.com. You may also watch the video below:

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Obama’s Monday June 9, 2014 Announcement: Signs Presidential Memorandum for PAYE

White House Fact Sheet on the Proposal (see text below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/09/factsheet-making-student-loans-more-affordable Presidential Memorandum (see text below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/06/09/presidential-memorandum-federal-student-loan-repayments VIDEO (see transcript below): http://www.whitehouse.gov/photos-and-video/video/2014/06/09/president-obama-speaks-student-loan-debt FACTSHEET: Making Student Loans More Affordable President Obama declared 2014 a year of action – vowing to use

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Will PSLF Be Repealed?

UPDATE (March 8, 2014): See our new post “Obama’s 2015 Budget Proposal”: http://www.holdfasttodreams.org/?p=481 UPDATE (April 5, 2014): See our new post “The U.S. Department of Education (ED) Official Statements on Obama’s 2015 Proposed Budget: Impact on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

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