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March 21, 2024 | 9:21 AM

Bill to offset student debt through tax credit passes Pennsylvania House

By The Associated Press
October 22, 2022 | 11:51 AM

Biden’s student debt relief plan is temporarily blocked. Here’s what you need to know.

Already, nearly 22 million people — more than half of qualifying borrowers — have signed up.

By Juliana Kim/NPR
September 30, 2022 | 1:14 PM

In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief

By Cory Turner/NPR

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Updated: 2022-09-23 17:08:39

Pennsylvania will not tax student debt forgiveness

Seven states might tax student loan forgiveness. Pennsylvania is not one of them, Governor Tom Wolf says.

By Gabriela Martínez/WITF
August 30, 2022 | 7:23 AM

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

Here are three key arguments – for and against the wisdom of President Joe Biden’s decision to forgive student loans.

By Scott Horsley/NPR
August 29, 2022 | 6:33 PM

Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Joe Biden’s plan

U.S. Department of Education data show those borrowers carry $20,000 or less in federal student loan debt – which the Biden administration wants to eliminate.
By Sam Dunklau
August 29, 2022 | 3:31 PM

What college students should know about their finances before they are in a classroom

What do students and their families hear about the financial aspects of college even before they start classes?

By Scott LaMar/WITF
August 25, 2022 | 11:44 AM

3 things you need to know about Biden’s student loan announcement

By Sequoia Carrillo/NPR
August 25, 2022 | 5:31 AM

Who gets student loan forgiveness? Relief prompts joy, angst

Many student borrowers feel left out, perhaps because they didn’t qualify for federal loans and had to rely on private loans, which won’t be forgiven.

By Bianca Vazquez Toness/The Associated Press
April 6, 2022 | 11:28 AM

The student loan pause has been extended until the end of the summer

The Biden administration announced that it will extend the moratorium on federal student loan payments, interest and collections until Aug. 31.

By Cory Turner/NPR
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