NPR story tackles college affordability
Of possible interest is this week’s National Public Radio news story about escalating college costs.
Tagged: student loans
Students offer take on proposed student loan refinance bill
A couple of UW-Green Bay students spoke Monday (Feb. 3) with WFRV, Channel 5’s Jenn Sullivan, reacting to a bill that would allow college graduates to refinance student loans. State Sen. Dave Hansen, D-Green...
More on student debt: Editorial, review of yesterday’s coverage
We told you here yesterday about a student debt relief bill that was touted by state Sen. Dave Hansen and others during a Wednesday (Oct. 30) press conference held in the Cofrin Library, in...
More on student debt: Editorial, review of yesterday’s coverage
We told you here yesterday about a student debt relief bill that was touted by state Sen. Dave Hansen and others during a Wednesday (Oct. 30) press conference held in the Cofrin Library, in...
Slideshow: ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ advocates visit campus
A pair of local lawmakers used the plaza level of the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library for a news conference Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. Democratic legislators are advancing the so-called “Higher Ed, Lower Debt” proposal...
Legislators stump for ‘Higher Ed, Lower Debt’ bill
A pair of Democratic state lawmakers used the plaza level of the UW-Green Bay Cofrin Library as a setting for a news conference Wednesday morning, Oct. 30. State Sen. Dave Hansen (at lectern) and...
In the news: Rise in college costs far outpaces inflation
We know the cost of college is constantly on the minds of parents and students, and the issue has been at the forefront recently amid nationwide concerns over student debt and wrangling over loan...
NPR interview on job market, loan situation
An NPR interview segment last week addressed recent reports that student loan debt is spiraling upward at a time it is also reported that nationwide, half of new college graduates, are finding work in...
Post-Crescent warns of big jump in student-loan interest rates
Interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans will increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent this summer unless Congress acts. The editorial page of the Appleton Post-Crescent joins the chorus of those saying it...
