Wall Street continues to eye higher education investments as a new way to increase their bottom line. As college costs increase and students go further into debt, Wall Street has made a killing on profits from higher education spending while students and taxpayers foot the bill. Below are some shocking… Read More»
Written by Daniela Bartlett Asenjo On July 1, college students and their parents all across the United States joined in a collective shudder as the news of subsidized Stafford loan interest rates doubling from 3.4% to 6.8% spread. While borrowers hoped that politicians in Washington would rise above the partisan… Read More»
Imagine this: Sallie Mae’s CEO, sitting at a table with 20 students discussing student debt forgiveness. Crazy, right? Sallie Mae has finally agreed to sit down with the Student Labor Action Project (SLAP) and US Student Association (USSA) to discuss how to make affordability for all students and graduates a… Read More»
After nearly 200 students protested outside the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), Secretary of Education Arne Duncan agreed to meet with students to talk about the student debt crisis. The students, representing the Student Labor Action Project and the United States Student Association, peacefully delivered letters requesting… Read More»