Students who have federal loans going into graduate school will not have to worry about repayment plans because those loans ...

The U.S. Department of Education is weighing public feedback on a narrowed definition of who is considered a "professional" student.

Congress should align graduate loan limits with earnings by field to prevent runaway tuition and unmanageable debt.

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The Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Jan. 29, announcing its intention to restructure the student loan system in an attempt to lower the cost of higher education.

The Professional Student Degree Act aims to expand federal loan limits to more graduate programs and address workforce ...

Corey Moses of the Hartford Federation of Teachers speaks at a press conference advocating for a state loan program for graduate students. Credit: Courtesy / CT-N Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a ...

Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to ...

The federal student loan program is undergoing big changes in 2026, both for borrowers and those paying back their loans. Borrowers will have to navigate new loan limits. People repaying loans will ...

Placing a monetary limit on graduate students' federal student loans would worsen the nation's nursing shortage, according to a University of Michigan study, under a Trump administration proposal that ...

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday he submitted legislation that will establish the Connecticut Supplemental Graduate Student Loan Program in response to the Trump ...

Over 2,500 IU students could lose federal loans next year, impacting graduate programs and a nurse shortage in Indiana. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted in July, placed new federal loan caps ...