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Education Six in 10 Voters Support Extending Pause on Student Loans and Canceling At Least $10,000 in Loans

Voters under 45 support student debt cancelation in overwhelming numbers, and new polling from Courier Newsroom and Data for Progress shows canceling some amount of federal student loan debt could be a political winner for President Joe Biden.

Keya Vakil Keya Vakil August 12, 2022 11:51 am EDT
Money Visitors walk through the campus of Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, Butler County, in May 2019. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Money No Tuition Hike at State Universities for 4th Year

While awaiting for financial help from the state, the System of Higher Education’s Board of Governors approved the fourth year of flat tuition at Pennsylvania's state universities.

Associated Press Associated Press April 14, 2022 3:10 pm EDT

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