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EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS:

Thousands of prisoners throughout the United States get their college degrees behind bars, most of them paid for by the federal Pell Grant program, which offers the neediest undergraduates tuition aid that they don’t have to repay

President Joe Biden announced last week he will cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debt (or $20,000 for those with Pell grants) as long as the borrower makes under $125,000 a year.

Can you get a refund on payments you made during the pandemic? How do you know if you made too much money to qualify? Answers to these questions and more.

Biden has governed from the center and remained sensitive to important issues affecting voters on the left and right.

Millions of lower-income and middle class young people will have a crushing burden lifted, or at least eased, from their shoulders. That’s something we support overall, though the potential cost is worrisome.

Who qualifies and how to apply for the forgiveness plan, and will the student loan payment freeze be extended?

President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program announced on Wednesday aims to provide $10,000 in student debt cancellation for millions of Americans

People earning $125,000 or less will see $10,000 eliminated from their student loan debt. People in that group who received federal Pell Grants will see $20,000 in debt eliminated, a move intended to help low-income borrowers.