student loans
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House OKs expanding financial assistance for Colorado educators
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The state House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday to expand eligibility for financial assistance programs for educators, in an attempt to address the ongoing teacher shortage. House Bill 1001 – the first bill introduced of the session – would update existing stipend programs to include student educators who have slightly higher family incomes and…
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White House report: Nearly 300,000 Coloradans approved for student debt relief
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Nearly 300,000 Coloradans are approved to have their debt canceled if President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is enacted, according to a new report. A White House count released Friday showed that 295,000 Coloradans are fully approved for debt relief. That is almost two-thirds of the 471,000 Coloradans who applied or were automatically eligible…
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Let’s protect Colorado’s students from unscrupulous loan servicers
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It’s no secret that student loan debt is a growing national problem, and Colorado is no exception; more than 761,000 Coloradans owe $24.75 billion in student loans in our state alone. As the cost of college continues to rise, and the burden of paying for school falls on students and their families, more and more…
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Don’t let Congress undermine students’ ability to pay for higher ed
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Just as the nation’s attention to underserved communities and sexual assault victims has increased, the U.S. House of Representatives has – acting purely along partisan lines – taken steps that have the potential to significantly harm these groups. The House is currently considering a bill, inaptly named the “PROSPER Act,” that would drastically limit the…
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A conservative policy shop comes to the rescue of students stalked by ‘walking debt’
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Denver-area talk radio’s Jimmy Sengenberger and his right-leaning Millennial Policy Center are injecting a dose of fiscal conservatism, along with a shot of zany humor, into the perennial debate over the crushing debt of student loans. In a low-budget video hat tip to the vintage Boris Karloff flick (and to generations of schlock horror), Sengenberger spars…
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Hooker: White House report affirms: National dialogue misses details of student debt
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A new White House report on student debt affirms what Colorado State University’s president and other leaders in higher education have been saying publicly for years: Despite rising public concerns about college student debt loads, students at four-year public universities have lower average debt and are better able to repay those loans than students who…
