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Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks inside the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 27, 2023. House Republicans have narrowly passed a sweeping debt ceiling package as they try to push President Biden into negotiations on federal spending. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Biden's student loan help would be 'annihilated' by GOP bill
By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer
Thu,04/27/23-4:18PM , 364 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s student loan agenda would be all but obliterated by the U.S.
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General exterior view of SoFi Stadium before an NFL football game is shown on Sept. 13, 2020, in Inglewood, Calif. A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end its pause on federal student loan payments, arguing that the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank millions of dollars in profits. SoFi Bank N.A. on Friday asked a federal judge to overturn President Joe Biden’s latest payment pause. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong, File)

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SoFi Bank sues to block Biden's student loan payment pause
By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer
Mon,03/06/23-6:01PM , 498 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — A private bank is trying to force the Biden administration to end its pause on federal student loan payments, arguing the moratorium has no legal basis and has cost the bank, known for its refinancing business, millions of do
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Conservative justices holding the Supreme Court’s majority seem likely to sink President Joe Biden’s plan to wipe away or reduce student loans held by millions of Americans. (Feb. 28)

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As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect
By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer
Tue,02/28/23-11:08PM , 398 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Niara Thompson couldn’t shake her frustration as the Supreme Court debated President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation. As she listened from the audience Tuesday, it all felt academic.
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In this March 12, 2019, file photo, William "Rick" Singer, founder of the Edge College & Career Network, departs federal court in Boston after pleading guilty to charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. In the wake of the college admissions bribery scandal, experts say there’s little evidence that it stirred significant change in the world of college admissions. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)

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Wealth looms big as ever in post-scandal college admissions
By COLLIN BINKLEY - AP Education Writer
Sun,01/15/23-7:07AM , 514 Reads
Celebrities wept in court. Coaches lost their jobs. Elite universities saw their reputations stained. And nearly four years later, the mastermind of the Varsity Blues scheme was sentenced this month to more than three years in prison.
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