student loans on HotAir

Whenever the Obama administration has periodically addressed the issue of the United States’ staggering and ever-mounting level of student-loan debt, …

Oct 2013

The Obama administration’s new-and-improved student-loan crisis plan, isn’t

Erika Johnsen Oct 01, 2013 6:41 PM

A swing and a miss.

Aug 2013

Krauthammer: The govt intrudes in pretty much everything, and “now it’s going to regulate graduation rates?”

Erika Johnsen Aug 23, 2013 11:21 AM

“The devil is in the details.”

Hmm: Obama unveils new plan for college-rating system and federal aid

Erika Johnsen Aug 22, 2013 7:31 PM

Lame duckery?

Jul 2013

Senate reaches a deal on student loans, and there was much rejoicing

Erika Johnsen Jul 18, 2013 4:41 PM

Hurray.

Senate still trying, failing to adopt a student-loan fix

Erika Johnsen Jul 10, 2013 6:01 PM

In the wake of the Senate’s passage of the immigration bill the other week, they’ve been trying — and failing …

Senate Democrats searching for another student-loan rate stopgap

Erika Johnsen Jul 08, 2013 2:41 PM

“Awkward.”

Interest rates on federally subsidized student loans officially double

Erika Johnsen Jul 01, 2013 9:21 PM

“6.8 Day.”

May 2013

Obama on student loan rates: “It’s like déjà vu all over again.” …Yes, yes it is.

Erika Johnsen May 31, 2013 4:41 PM

Pandering.

Overdue student loans hit an all-time high as Obama prepares to hype low rates

Erika Johnsen May 29, 2013 6:01 PM

Can I get another extension?

Apr 2013

By the way: Total student loan debt now topping one trillion dollars

Erika Johnsen Apr 12, 2013 1:21 PM

Godspeed, graduates.

Feb 2013

Is Jack Lew the Forrest Gump of Obama’s second-term Cabinet?

Ed Morrissey Feb 22, 2013 2:41 PM

Yesterday’s villain is today’s pillar.

Jan 2013

Survey: Higher ed tuition prices hitting an economic wall?

Erika Johnsen Jan 11, 2013 4:01 PM

Monies.

Nov 2012

This student-debt crisis is escalating quickly

Erika Johnsen Nov 29, 2012 3:31 PM

Who could’ve seen this coming?

Sep 2012

Obama ad: “Time for a new economic patriotism”

Erika Johnsen Sep 27, 2012 11:21 AM

What does that even mean?

Jul 2012

Student-loan debt: The next bailout?

Ed Morrissey Jul 26, 2012 2:01 PM

Only on the backs of private lenders.

May 2012

Senate Democrats’ student loan bill goes nowhere

Erika Johnsen May 08, 2012 6:01 PM

Nothing doing.

Apr 2012

The unserious nature of Washington, Exhibit A: The student loan debate

Dustin Siggins Apr 27, 2012 9:36 PM

Distractions.

Angry Boehner to Dems: Enough with the “war on women” crap already

Allahpundit Apr 27, 2012 7:31 PM

“Several Democrats, all women, walked out in protest of the speaker’s comments.”

Terrific: Senate Dems offset cost of student loan bill with higher taxes on small business

Morgen Richmond Apr 26, 2012 12:41 PM

It’s a trap.

Hey, remember when Obama promised more aid for college students, but expected “sacrifice” from them in return?

Morgen Richmond Apr 25, 2012 6:01 PM

“Nothing is for free.”

Pandermonium: Obama woos youth vote, calls for slightly lighter crushing burden of student loans

Allahpundit Apr 24, 2012 5:21 PM

Money.

Video: Romney sides with Obama in supporting extension of low student-loan rates

Allahpundit Apr 23, 2012 4:41 PM

Uh oh.

Congresswoman lets the air out of the inflated student loan industry, says there’s no reason for it

Tina Korbe Apr 14, 2012 9:01 PM

Good news: Nobody’s forcing you to take out a loan.

Jan 2012

Obama proposes to tie student aid to college affordability

Tina Korbe Jan 27, 2012 11:40 AM

Answering Occupiers’ demands.

Hey millennials, you don’t actually like to be miserable, do you?

Tina Korbe Jan 11, 2012 4:15 PM

Introducing the Youth Misery Index.

Oct 2011

Obama’s politically-motivated plan to help college students repay their loans

Tina Korbe Oct 25, 2011 3:25 PM

Why now?

Chicago Tribune not such a big fan of Warren’s college debt plan

Oopsie! Department of Education cops to massive math error on student loans

Student loan “forgiveness” is a fallacy because the government makes too much money

Reason: Going Red a “fascinating,” “deeply-reported” look into 2016 and beyond

Busted for student loan debt? Apparently it can happen

FYI: You’re paying to persecute a conservative college professor

Millennial hawk: Why the GOP needs to answer Hillary’s $350B college subsidy plan

Hillary: Let’s spend $350 billion to make college … affordable?

Obama’s student-loan program $22 billion in the hole for FY2015

Arne Duncan: No, we don’t actually know the cost of our student loan program

So, is Obama’s student-loan executive order actually going to do anything to mitigate rising tuition prices?

Obama ad-libs umpteenth dramatic attack on Republicans

How the student loan debt bubble hurts the poor

Sen. Warren: Hey, let’s help students refinance their loans by raising taxes on the wealthy!

WSJ: College costs and inter-student subsidization getting more and more bloated