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Beth Akers

Standardize Financial Aid Award Letters

Codify the Existence of the College Scorecard

Replace the Pell Grant Program with a College Savings Account to Reduce the Need for Borrowing When a Student Might Not Finish Their Degree

Give Every Student Borrower a $5,000 Refundable Tax Credit to Help the Most Burdened

Reinstate the Option to Have Student Loans Discharged During Bankruptcy

Privatize Parent PLUS Loans and Graduate Student Loans While Maintaining Access to Graduate Education for Disadvantaged Students and Supporting Public Service Work

Develop a Regulatory Environment to Foster Use of Income-Share Agreements

Allow Federal Student Aid to Flow to Nontraditional Postsecondary Institutions, Using a Deferred-Compensation System

Require Colleges to Meet Minimum Return-on-Investment Benchmarks to Receive Federal Loans