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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Answers Your Questions on College Affordability
Posted by on June 27, 2012 at 7:15 PM EDTSecretary of Education Arne Duncan answers your questions on college affordability during a special session of White House Office Hours on Twitter
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Celebrating Success: 40 Years of Pell Grants
Posted by on June 23, 2012 at 11:48 AM EDTThis milestone is an opportunity to reflect on four decades of progress toward fulfilling the fundamental promise of bringing higher education within reach of every American and rededicate ourselves to making college affordable for all
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Weekly Address: Congress Must Act on Transportation Bill and Student Loans
Posted by on June 23, 2012 at 5:30 AM EDTPresident Obama discusses the urgent need for Congress to act now on two common sense measures to help middle class families: preventing interest rates on federal student loans from going up and putting hundreds of thousands of construction workers back on the job.
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Weekly Wrap Up: Don't Double My Rate
Posted by on June 22, 2012 at 4:49 PM EDTA quick glimpse at this week on WhiteHouse.gov.
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President Obama Again Pushes Congress to Act on Student Loans
Posted by on June 21, 2012 at 4:29 PM EDTTime is running out for Congress to take actions to stop the rates on federal student loans from doubling on July 1.
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Tune In to Hear the President on Student Loans
Posted by on June 21, 2012 at 10:03 AM EDTWatch President Obama talk about student loans and college affordability, then get your questions answered.
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Connecting with Education Sites
Posted by on June 19, 2012 at 2:47 PM EDTSecretary of Education Arne Duncan joins administration officials for an online summit focused on the Obama Administration’s policies including early learning, K-12, STEM, and college affordability
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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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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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