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Larry GriffinSeptember 19, 2016

Marco Rubio introduced a bill Monday that would help victims of terrorist attacks, such as the one at the Pulse nightclub earlier this year, with deferments on their student loans so they could move on from the trauma at their own pace and continue living the lives they were trying to before the attacks. Although the […]

Mitch PerryAugust 22, 2016

With nearly seven out of every 10 college graduates contending with a student debt topping more than $35,000, the immediate economic future of our best and brightest has never been hazier. But they’re not the only ones hurting. Take Realtors, for example. That was the message that came out of a news conference held Monday at the Greater Realtors […]

Scott PowersJanuary 21, 2016

U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson announced Thursday he had filed a bill to make tuition free and restructure student loans for students at public colleges and universities. Grayson, an Orlando Democrat running for Florida’s U.S. Senate seat, modeled his House Resolution 4385, introduced last week, after a bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last year by […]

Guest AuthorApril 26, 2015

Florida’s schools are supposed to prepare our students for success in life. Whether pursuing higher education or entering the workforce, we expect that students are ready for the real world based on what they learn in the classroom. But there is one area where we are perpetually failing the next generation: financial literacy and managing […]

Guest AuthorAugust 19, 2014

Lest the public be confused with the rhetoric about higher education costs, it’s wise to take a closer look at some costs and why they are going up. The news media attention about student loans also deserves a closer look. Some sensational stories are about exceptional cases, not the experience of most students. There is […]

Guest AuthorMay 22, 2014

Media sources are awash in stories that focus upon rising costs of higher education and the link to rising student debt through federal student loan programs. The reality is there is a collection of federal activities helping to drive up these same costs. The cost of higher education has become a top issue in federal […]

Tag: student loans

Marco Rubio introduces bill to help victims of terrorist attacks with student loans

Realtors join up with Kathy Castor to push for student debt reduction legislation

Alan Grayson joins Bernie Sanders’ move for free college tuition

Jeremy Ring: Money matters for Florida's high school students

Ed Moore: Interest rates, student loans and the cost of higher education

Ed Moore: There are federal actions helping to drive up higher education costs