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Expert Lauds House Passage of College Cost Reduction Act, Urges Senate to Follow House Lead
Project on Student Debt - July 11, 2007Shireman comments on legislation passed today by the House of Representatives to increase funding for Pell Grants and cap student loan payments and interest costs.
National Expert on Student Debt Praises Key Reforms in Senate Higher Education Measures, Urges Rapid Passage
The Project on Student Debt - June 20, 2007Statement from Robert Shireman on Senate HELP Committee's approval of legislation make student loans fair and manageable, increase the Pell grant, simplify the FAFSA, and redirect lender subsidies...
Expert Calls Tomorrow's House Committee Mark-Up of Higher Education Act a Key Moment in Fight to Reform Our Student Loan System
The Project on Student Debt - June 12, 2007Shireman comments on the House Education and Labor committee's proposed reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, introduced June 12, 2007.
High School Counselors Say Debt Worries Affect College Choices
NACAC and the Project on Student Debt - June 7, 2007The National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and the Project on Student Debt, released the findings of a national survey of high school counselors, Balancing Acts: How High...
Statement of Robert Shireman on Student Loan Sunshine Act, H.R. 890
Project on Student Debt - May 10, 2007Shireman comments on the unfolding conflicts of interest scandal in the student loan world, and on policies to reform relationships between colleges and lenders.
Linking FAFSA and 1040 Info Would Make Applying for College Aid Easier, Safer, More Accurate
The Institute for College Access & Success - March 20, 2007A new report by the Institute outlines a plan for simplifying the financial aid application process by letting financial aid applicants ask the IRS to automatically answer many of the most...
Statement of Robert Shireman on Negotiated Rulemaking and S. 359
Project on Student Debt - February 5, 2007Shireman comments on the Department of Education's consideration of borrower protections in the negotiated rulemaking process, and a new bill in the U.S. Senate.
Statement from Robert Shireman and New Analysis of Proposed Interest Rate Cut
The Project on Student Debt - January 11, 2007See highlights of the Project's analysis of the new House leadership's proposal to halve student loan interest rates, and a statement from Project Executive Director Robert Shireman
Statement from Robert Shireman on U.S. Department of Education's Negotiated Rulemaking
Project on Student Debt - November 8, 2006The Executive Director of the Project on Student Debt comments on possible changes in regulations governing student loan repayment, and puts the regulatory process in perspective with national...
Statement from Robert Shireman on the College Board's Trends in Student Aid 2006
Project on Student Debt - October 24, 2006A press statement from the Executive Director of the Project on Student Debt.
