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A new petition is pushing to alleviate the stress of student debt for college students in Massachusetts. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Massachusetts on path to regulate student loan servicers

Jordan Kimmel April 17, 2018
The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would give students a loan “bill of rights,” despite demands from President Donald Trump’s administration to not go forward with this type of legislation.  
The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, a state student loan agency, has broken off its memberships with the National Council of Higher Education Resources. The NCHER is a national group that has been lobbying the U.S. Department of Education to be easier on regulations for loan services. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts agency breaks off from national loan servicer amid controversy

Jordan Kimmel April 2, 2018
The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, a student loan servicer, separated its relations with the National Council of Higher Education Resources Wednesday, claiming that they are rolling back protections for student loan borrowers.
More millennials are earning college degrees overall, but less bachelor's degrees, according to a Pew Research Center survey published Thursday. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Millennials are earning more ‘some college’ degrees than bachelor’s, report finds

Katherine Merwin March 23, 2015

Although more millennials are attending college, a fewer percentage of millennials are obtaining bachelor’s degrees compared to their Generation X counterparts, according to a Thursday survey by the...

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