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A four-day workweek, good benefits, and a sense of pride: what American workers want from employers

by Marketplace Staff
Jun 3, 2019
Our latest Marketplace-Edison Research Poll surveyed American workers to find out what they value in the workplace and some of the challenges that they’re facing.
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Morehouse gift highlights philanthropy ... and black student debt

by Kimberly Adams
May 20, 2019
Billionaire tech investor Robert Smith surprised Morehouse graduates by promising to pay off their student loans. Black students are more likely than white students to graduate with student debt, according to research.
Billionaire philanthropist Robert Smith pledged up to $40 million to pay off Morehouse College graduates' student loans at commencement on Sunday.
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These college students will soon discover what living with debt is like

by Mitchell Hartman
Apr 26, 2019
The average borrower will owe about $30,000 on student loans at graduation, which may delay homebuying or saving for retirement.
Sabrina Hayes, a community college student, is applying for financial aid to transfer to Portland State University. She's a single mother of 5-year-old twins and has borrowed about $50,000 to attend college so far.
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Is that student debt really worth the burden?

by Ben Bradford
Apr 12, 2019
More than 40% of millennials and Gen Xers say they don't think so.
Nearly 300,000 students attended HBCUs in 2015.
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White House proposes caps on federal student loan borrowing

by Mitchell Hartman
Mar 19, 2019
As college tuition and student debt continue to rise, the White House is proposing reforms to student loan policy.
Are you weighed down by student debt?
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Why student debt may be slowing down a generation of homeowners

by Amy Scott , Bennett Purser and Liz Sanchez
Feb 18, 2019
New Federal Reserve research says student loan debt is hurting the housing market.
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In an effort to attract young workers, Maine is offering to reimburse their student loan payments

by Robbie Feinberg
Nov 30, 2018
It's no secret that workers are getting older nationwide. But the problem is extra tough in Maine.
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Few student borrowers working in the public sector are finding loan forgiveness

by Erika Beras
Sep 28, 2018
About year ago, the U.S. Department of Education started accepting applications from public servants to have their student loan balances wiped away. Twenty-eight thousand borrowers applied for forgiveness in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program; 96 were approved. To qualify, applicants must spend at least 10 years working for government agencies or certain kinds of nonprofits […]
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Student loans make wealth gap worse for blacks

by Amy Scott
Sep 27, 2018
New study examines race and student debt.
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Nation’s top student loan official resigns

by Associated Press
Aug 27, 2018
Seth Frotman is latest high-level departure from the CFPB since Mick Mulvaney, Trump's budget director, took over.
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