Tag: Student Debt
Report: R.I. has 2nd-highest average student debt in U.S. in 2017
PROVIDENCE – The average student loan debt per borrower who graduated from a Rhode Island college or university in 2017 was $35,371, the second-highest...
Got student debt? Commerce RI accepting new applications for Wavemaker Fellowship
PROVIDENCE – The state’s Wavemaker Fellowship program that provides recent college graduates working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields with student-loan reimbursement is...
Cheaper college better than free
One of independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ tentpole ideas as a presidential candidate is the promise of a free college education for all Americans....
Student debt is a driver of low millennial homeownership rates
NEW YORK - American homeownership has been on the decline, and Federal Reserve researchers point to the high cost of college as one culprit.
Just...
Student debt onus in U.S. approaching $1.5T
NEW YORK - Outstanding student loan debt increased by $37 billion in the third quarter and stood at $1.44 trillion as of September 30,...
Report: R.I. 529 plans rank well nationally
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island 529 education savings plan, CollegeBound Saver, was rated as one of the best 529 education savings plans in the...
U.S. students spend more time working paid jobs than going to...
NEW YORK - Haunted by costly degrees and insurmountable student debt, American college students now spend more time working paid jobs than in lectures, the library...
High student debt is impediment to R.I.’s future economic health
The latest student-debt rankings put Rhode Island near the top – and not in a good way.
According to LendEDU, an online student lending tool,...
How not to erase student debt
Even by government standards, it is a colossally dumb idea: revoking someone’s license to work as a way to get them to pay off...
Rhode Island ranks in U.S. top 10 for most student loan...
PROVIDENCE – Students graduating from Rhode Island-based four-year public and nonprofit private colleges and universities in 2016 entered the job market carrying the nation’s...