Press Releases

Education Department Takes Key Step to Protect Students and Taxpayers from Career Education Rip-Offs
The Institute for College Access & Success - July 22, 2010
On July 23 the Obama Administration proposed a definition for "gainful employment" to protect students and taxpayers from getting ripped off by career education programs that over-promise and...

Big Wins for Students in Final Financial Reform Bill
The Project on Student Debt - June 25, 2010
House and Senate conferees reached an agreement on historic financial reforms, including creating a much-needed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) with authority over risky private student...

July 1 Brings Important Changes to Federal Student Loans
The Project on Student Debt - June 23, 2010
July 1 will bring several significant changes to federal student loans that benefit new and current borrowers. Some interest rates will decrease, and updated rules for Income-Based Repayment (IBR)...

Proposed Education Department Rules Would Curb Financial Aid Fraud and Abuse
The Project on Student Debt - June 16, 2010
Statement of Pauline Abernathy, vice president of the Institute for College Access & Success, on the Department of Education's proposed rules on the "program integrity" of Title IV financial aid.

Statement of Senate Passage of Financial Reform Bill
The Project on Student Debt - May 21, 2010
Statement from Pauline Abernathy, vice president of the Institute for College Access & Success (home of the Project on Student Debt) on the U.S. Senate's passage of the historic financial reform...

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Student Lenders Like Sallie Mae Avoid Setback
Dow Jones - June 25, 2010
Companies that extend private loans to students will continue to be able to do so without needing schools' confirmation that the students have exhausted all other aid options, after the U.S. Senate...

For-Profit Colleges Find New Market Niche
The New York Times - June 23, 2010
Kaplan University has an offer for California community college students who cannot get a seat in a class they need: under a memorandum of understanding with the chancellor of the community college...

Student loans can be difficult to repay
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - June 22, 2010
Twice a week, lawyer Jessica Youngs leaves her Buckhead office and heads to Chamblee, where she changes from business attire into a swimsuit and spends a couple of hours teaching kids to swim. On...

For-Profit Colleges Can Be Costly For Students
CBS 5 - June 16, 2010
Lauren Asher of the Institute for College Access and Success in Oakland said hard sells are an all-too-common practice in the world of for-profit college education. "You see a lot of high pressure...

The 10 Best College Websites
U.S. News & World Report - June 15, 2010
6. College Insight. College Insight, which is the brainchild of the Institute for College Access and Success, has gathered detailed information on thousands of colleges. You can find statistics for...

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