Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott January 9, 2026 One committee member abstained from the final vote, saying it was made clear that blocking consensus could put protections for students in undergraduate certificates at risk. After a week of talks and a final compromise from the Education Department, an advisory committee on Friday signed off on […]
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Fox News Eric Revell January 7, 2026 Over 5M federal borrowers currently in default could see up to 15% of wages seized as pandemic-era pause ends The Trump administration is set to resume wage garnishment for federal student loan borrowers in default, with notices going out starting on Wednesday. Student loan borrowers in default were given a reprieve […]
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Fortune Orianna Rose Royle January 6, 2026 “People need to reflect on—taking a student loan, going to college and being trained or educated for a profession that is rapidly changing—whether that’s still the right path,” Sander van ’t Noordende, the global CEO of Randstad, told Fortune. “We all grew up, with our parents saying, ‘go do […]
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NASFAA Hugh T. Ferguson January 7, 2026 A change in tax policy for 2026 has created some confusion over how certain forms of student loan forgiveness could now be taxed. The American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) specified that any student loan debt (federal, institutional, or private) that was modified or discharged from December 31, 2020, through January […]
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