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Income-Based Repayment: Tell Us Your Story!
Posted by on June 11, 2012 at 2:20 PM EDTLast week, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum that will streamline the application process for “Income Based Repayment” (IBR), a way for borrowers to cap their monthly student loan payments at 15% of income. The President has also taken action to lower this cap to just 10% by the end of 2012, likely reducing monthly student loan payments for over 1.6 million responsible student borrowers.
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My First Job: Chris Lu
Posted by on June 11, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDTThe Cabinet Secretary at the White House talks about the lessons he learned on his first summer job, many of which still apply in the work he does today
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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act to Keep Our Teachers on the Job
Posted by on June 9, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTPresident Obama urges Congress to take action now to put our teachers back to work in classrooms, because the best predictor of individual and American success in this economy is a good education.
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The Power of Open Education Data
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 5:25 PM EDTOn Tuesday, Vice President Biden, U.S. Education Department Secretary Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray hosted a roundtable with college presidents who pledged to provide clear, useful information to all incoming college students and their families, as part of their financial aid package, so that they can “know before they owe.”
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LGBT Students Give Secretary Duncan Homework
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 11:11 AM EDTSecretary of Education Arne Duncan meets with students from the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network and Gay-Straight Alliance to hear directly about their experiences and to discuss bullying and possible solutions.
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Impact in Place: ED Releases Report on “Place-Based” Strategy
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 9:07 AM EDTCommunities that struggle with underperforming schools, rundown housing, neighborhood violence, and poor health know that these are interconnected challenges and that they perpetuate each other. The Department of Education's place-based framework helps the federal government better support a community’s response to such challenges by coming up with solutions that tackle multiple problems, including achieving better outcomes for students and their familes.
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Taking STEPs to Improve Educational Opportunities for Native American and Alaska Native Students
Posted by on June 8, 2012 at 9:00 AM EDTThe Obama Administration announces another step towards preparing the next generation of Native American students for success with the launch of the “State-Tribal Education Partnership” – or STEP – pilot program.
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President Obama Talks Income Based Repayment at UNLV
Posted by on June 7, 2012 at 7:30 PM EDTIt was 2004 before President Obama he paid off the last of his student loans. That's not the future he wants for today's students. Learn more.
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Helping Americans Manage Student Loan Debt
Posted by on June 7, 2012 at 12:50 PM EDTThe Treasury Department and the IRS are answering President Obama’s call to help make college more affordable by improving the application process for responsible borrowers
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White House Office Hours: College Affordability
Posted by on June 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM EDTAfter the President's speech at UNLV, Roberto Rodriguez, Special Assistant to the President for Education Policy, will answer your questions on Twitter.
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