College costs often exceed the amount families can pay up front and students can borrow. To cover the leftover expenses, many parents take out federal loans in their names. These Parent PLUS loans ...

・The Big Beautiful Bill eliminates Grad PLUS loans beginning in the 2026-27 school year. ・Graduate students will face stricter borrowing caps and need rely on unsubsidized federal loans or private ...

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THEIR EDUCATION. THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND SAYS AROUND 6000 STUDENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM BORROWED FROM THE GRAD PLUS LOAN PROGRAM LAST YEAR. BUT THAT PROGRAM WILL SOON BE ...

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 ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence ...

Big changes are in store for the federal student loan program. President Trump’s tax and spending bill, which was signed into law last summer, ends a supplemental loan for graduate students and caps ...

Greg Jackson, a history teacher for New Haven Public Schools, remembers coming home from class at community college in Orange County, New York, in 1993 to find a $3,000 bill waiting for him. He said ...

WASHINGTON,DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks with President Donald J Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The ...

Student loan types can be confusing, and choosing poorly can cost thousands of dollars over a career. I focus here on seven major options and the smarter alternatives that recent reporting highlights, ...