Student Debt and the Class of 2006 Our report finds that the average student loan debt for graduating seniors climbed by eight percent in one year, while starting salaries rose by only four percent. Debt levels vary widely by state, with some Midwestern and New England states facing the highest debts.

Balancing Acts A national survey co-sponsored by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Project on Student Debt finds that high school counselors see worries about student debt affecting families’ decisions about college, and that counselors themselves are concerned about rising student debt.

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Denied - The Project on Student Debt
At least one million community college students lack access to federal loans, not because of the credit crunch, but because their schools don't participate in the federal loan programs. This pushes...

Proposed Cal Grant Cuts Would Hit Community College Students Hardest - The Institute for College Access & Success
Many more community college students than students at California’s four-year colleges would lose financial aid under Governor Schwarzenegger’s proposed budget for 2009. This issue brief finds that...

Comparison and Analysis of Financial Aid Pledges - Project on Student Debt
A number of colleges and universities have developed policies to eliminate or limit loans in their aid packages, substituting those amounts with grants for low- and middle-income families. But each...

Green Lights & Red Tape - The Institute for College Access & Success
This report finds wide variations in financial aid policies and practices at the state’s community colleges, which can have a major impact on students’ access to available aid. We hope that our...

Testimony of Lauren Asher before U. S. Department of Education - Project on Student Debt
On November 29, 2007, Lauren Asher, associate director of the Project on Student Debt, testified before the U. S. Department of Education at a hearing about the negotiated rulemaking for Public Law...

Testimony of Robert Shireman before the Iowa Legislature - Project on Student Debt
On Monday, October 29, 2007, Robert Shireman, executive director of the Project on Student Debt testified before the Join Oversight Committee of the Iowa state legislature about Iowa's unusually...

Student Debt and the Class of 2006 - Project on Student Debt
Our report finds that the average student loan debt for graduating seniors climbed by eight percent in one year, while starting salaries rose by only four percent. Debt levels vary widely by state,...

Fair Loan Payments in H.R. 2669 - Project on Student Debt
The bill passed by the House and Senate includes a new Income Based Repayment (IBR) program modeled on

Key Provisions in H.R. 2669 - Project on Student Debt
Both houses of Congress have passed H.R. 2669, the College Cost Reduction and Access Act. When it is signed by the president, the new law will redirect taxpayer subsidies away from student loan...

National Expert on Student Debt Applauds Senate Passage of Higher Education Access Act - Project on Student Debt
Shireman comments on passage of landmark legislation to increase grant aid and make student loan repayment more fair and manageable.

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