James Kvaal

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Preston Cooper |Jeffrey Selingo |Michael Horn |James Kvaal

With higher education policy increasingly driven by executive action, Michael and Jeff explore why Congress has been largely absent from the conversation—and what that means for students and institutions.

2 weeks ago | aei.org | Preston Cooper |Jeffrey Selingo |Michael Horn |James Kvaal

Multimedia Higher Ed on the Hill: Getting College Back on the Congressional Agenda Post House Republicans’ Proposed Repayment Plan Fixes Vexing Student Loan Problem Post Six Ways College Trustees Can Improve Their Students’ ROI Op-Ed Increasing Financial Aid Isn’t the Solution to High College Costs Op-Ed The One Question Every Future College Student Should Ask Post State Governments Could Do More to Hire for Skills, Not Degrees Post Congress’s Unique Opportunity to Fix Federal Student Loans...

Jan 13, 2025 | insidehighered.com | James Kvaal

You have /5 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. As millions of families have already learned, this year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid may be the easiest ever. Many people complete it in 15 minutes or less. Families who need help connect to our call center quickly. In the first six weeks of availability, 3.5 million students have already submitted their forms. The story was very different a year ago.

Sep 22, 2023 | inquirer.com | Henry Savage |James Kvaal

What you should know The SAVE plan is an income-driven repayment plan that allows student loan borrowers to pay a monthly bill based on how much they earn. Borrowers who make $15 per hour or less can receive a $0 monthly bill with interest taken care of under the SAVE plan. Apply for the SAVE plan at studentaid.gov. For the last three years, due to coronavirus-era economic protections, it was OK to throw caution to the wind and forget about federal student loans, said Will Hall.

Jul 14, 2023 | pymnts.com | Miguel A. Cardona |James Kvaal

The Biden-Harris Administration is providing more than $116.6 billion in student loan forgiveness to 3.4 million borrowers. The Department of Education will begin notifying 804,000 of those borrowers that $39 billion of that debt will be automatically discharged in the following weeks, the department said in a Friday (July 14) press release.