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President Biden is the only person who can unilaterally relieve 43 million borrowers of some of their collective $1.7 trillion debt. So what is he waiting for?
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Reuters
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The Biden administration on Tuesday will launch a new effort to recruit 250,000 mentors and tutors to help students who have fallen back in their learning during the coronavirus pandemic, the White House said. The program, which will be led by AmeriCorps and the Department of Education along with other service organizations, will seek to get adults to fill the roles over the next three years. Students on average are two to four months behind in reading and math as a result of the pandemic, a White House official said.
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Minnesota Carlson Associate Dean Accused Of Misconduct In High-Profile Sex Assault Case
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These student loan refi rates dipped slightly. Here’s who should, and should not, refinance their student loans
MarketWatch Picks has highlighted these products and services because we think readers will find them useful; the MarketWatch News staff is not involved in creating this content. For 10-year fixed rate loans, the average student loan refinancing rate leveled off at 5.79%, down from 5.80% the week prior, according to the latest rates from Credible for the week ending 7/5. More than 40 million Americans are on the hook for student loan debt totaling more than $1.7 trillion dollars — so it’s not surprising that many people are looking to refinance their student loans.
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Mark Cuban supports Biden plan to forgive $10,000 in student loans: ‘It has to be fixed’
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Los Angeles public schools training teachers that 'merit,' 'individualism' rooted in 'whiteness'
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‘My fiancée wants to splurge our house deposit on a big wedding – what can I do?’
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American Indian boarding schools exhibit at Manitowoc library highlights 'darker corner' of US history
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Editorial: The Supreme Court ruling on school prayer deserves a big fat F
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Fox News
DC public schools hosts racially segregated ‘affinity groups’ for staff
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Ex-school therapist gets 11+ years for sexual relationship with Cedar Rapids 14-year-old
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Jackson State University Receives $10K Grant From The Dollar General Literacy Foundation To Support Adult Literacy
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