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November 20, 2024
Eliminate Federal Lending to Graduate and Professional Students; Revenue to Fund Block Grants to States
Graduate student lending is out of control. Students are effectively borrowing without limit to pay for graduate and professional schools, many of which offer little or no return on their…
August 1, 2024
Financing Graduate Education: Next Steps for Federal Policy
Key Points In the interest of students and taxpayers, it is time for bipartisan and commonsense graduate financing policy reform. This issue’s complexity and importance demand a comprehensive solution that…
April 1, 2024
How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education
Key Points Private student loans are a relatively small share of the market for higher education finance; however, scaling back the beleaguered federal student loan program would offer an opportunity…
December 8, 2023
A Framework for Reforming Federal Graduate Student Aid Policy
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Driven by increases in graduate enrollment and the availability of uncapped loans, graduate debt has become a growing share of federal student lending. Most of the growth in…