Weekly Wrap Up: “Stand Up. Be Heard. Be Counted.”
A quick look at this week on WhiteHouse.gov: Soldier Ride: Last Friday, 22 injured servicemembers took a spin around the South Lawn – with President Obama cheering them on – as a part of the annual...
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President Obama Continues Push Against Rate Increases for Student Loans
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on interest rates on student loans and affordable higher education, at Washington-Lee High School in Arlington, Va., May 4, 2012. (Official White House Photo by...
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President Obama Joins Elected Officials and Student Leaders to Urge...
This afternoon, President Obama joined elected officials and student leaders from colleges and universities across the country on a phone call to discuss the effort to prevent interest rates on more...
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President Obama Joins Elected Officials and Student Leaders to Urge...
This afternoon, President Obama joined elected officials and student leaders from colleges and universities across the country on a phone call to discuss the effort to prevent interest rates on more...
View ArticleRepublicans Vote to Block Student Loan Bill
Today, Senate Republicans blocked legislation that would have prevented interest rates on student loans from doubling at the end of June. In a statement to reporters, Press Secretary Jay Carney...
View ArticleIowa State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald: Let’s Invest in Our Youth- Don’t...
If Congress doesn’t act by July 1st, interest rates on federal subsidized loans will double and the average student will accumulate an additional $1,000 in debt. We’re pleased that despite failing to...
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By the Numbers: $26,000
Today’s college students who take out loans to pay for school graduate with an average of $26,000 in student loan debt. A quality higher education is a sound investment, and it’s never been more...
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Vice President Discusses College Affordability with College and University...
Vice President Joe Biden holds a meeting on transparency in college costs with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and college presidents, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, June 5, 2012....
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Income Based Repayment: Everything You Need to Know
Over the past several years, the Obama Administration has worked to improve repayment options available to responsible student loan borrowers. Since 2009, former students have been able to enroll in...
View ArticleWhite House Office Hours: College Affordability
Ed. Note: This live session of Office Hours has concluded. View the full question and answer session below or at Storify.com This afternoon, President Obama is traveling to UNLV where he’ll push...
View ArticleHelping Americans Manage Student Loan Debt
Ed. note: this post originally appeared on Treasury Notes, the official blog of the US Department of the Treasury Today, President Obama heads to the University of Nevada Las Vegas to discuss student...
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President Obama Talks Income Based Repayment at UNLV
President Barack Obama delivers remarks on college affordability at Cox Pavilion at the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 7, 2012. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)...
View ArticleIncome-Based Repayment: Tell Us Your Story!
Last week, President Obama issued a Presidential Memorandum that will streamline the application process for “Income-Based Repayment” (IBR), a way for borrowers to cap their monthly student loan...
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Connecting with Education Sites
This morning, reporters and editors of sites that reach parents, students, and educators across the country attended the first ever White House Online Summit on Education. Attendees at today's event...
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Tune In to Hear the President on Student Loans
Ed. Note: This live session of Office Hours has concluded. View the full question and answer session below or at Storify.com In a little more than a week, the interest rates on federal student loans...
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President Obama Again Pushes Congress to Act on Student Loans
President Barack Obama, with Education Secretary Arne Duncan, delivers a statement on college affordability and interest rates on student loans, in the East Room of the White House, June 21, 2012....
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Weekly Wrap Up: Don't Double My Rate
Click here to see the video. Here's a quick glimpse at what happened this week on WhiteHouse.gov: G-20 Summit: Earlier this week, the President attended the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico. There, he...
View ArticleWeekly Address: Congress Must Act on Transportation Bill and Student Loans
President Obama discusses the urgent need for Congress to act now on two common sense measures to help middle class families: preventing interest rates on federal student loans from going up and...
View ArticleCelebrating Success: 40 Years of Pell Grants
Chances are you know someone who wouldn’t have gone to college without the help of a Pell Grant. Since 1972, more than 60 million Americans have received financial assistance to earn their degree....
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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Answers Your Questions on College...
Since the State of the Union, President Obama has been calling on Congress to keep interest rates low so that every hardworking student gets a fair shot at the skills and training needed to get a good...
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