A jury in Newport News, Virginia, has awarded $10 million to a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, who was shot in January 2023 in her first-grade classroom, originally asked for $40 million against a former assistant principal, Ebony Parker. In her lawsuit, Zwerner accused Parker of failing to investigate or […]
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Key Takeaways The average student loan debt in the U.S. is almost $39,000 in 2025. Those between the ages of 50 and 61 have the highest average federal student loan debt at $46,556. About 42% of students who borrow money for college are still paying off their loans 20 years later. The borrowers carrying the biggest
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KEY TAKEAWAYS The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” will restrict the amount of federal student loans available to college students next year. Students may have to take out riskier private loans to cover the rest of their schooling. The average medical graduate student will not be able to take out enough federal loans for the cost
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KEY TAKEAWAYS The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” created different student loan limits for graduate students and “professional” graduate students. Professional students, such as those in medical and law fields, will receive a higher loan limit than other graduate students. Critics argue that excluding degrees such as nursing and social work from being considered “professional” makes
KEY TAKEAWAYS Thousands of high-income student loan borrowers are being blocked from switching to the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan, preventing them from qualifying for tax-free loan forgiveness. If processing delays are not rectified, these borrowers may not be able to have their loans discharged before the tax-free deadline expires at the end of the year.
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A jury in Newport News, Virginia has awarded $10 million to a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, who was shot in January 2023 in her first-grade classroom, had asked for $40 million against a former assistant principal, Ebony Parker. In her lawsuit, Zwerner accused Parker of failing to investigate or
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Blasts injure dozens at Indonesian mosque, student suspected
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A faculty adviser for Indiana University’s student newspaper filed a federal lawsuit last week arguing his free speech and due process rights were violated when he was fired for refusing to ensure no news stories appeared in the homecoming print edition earlier this month. A lawyer for the adviser, Jim Rodenbush, said it’s a case
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KEY TAKEAWAYS The Department of Education has temporarily paused student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment plan to comply with a court injunction. Some borrowers have finished the required payments to qualify, but must wait until forgiveness is reinstated. Borrowers are frustrated as they wait in limbo, unaware if they will receive forgiveness before the
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KEY TAKEAWAYS Although millions of student loan borrowers are behind on their payments, a quarter of borrowers are confident they will pay off their loans this year. Older borrowers are more pessimistic about their student loans, and more of them say they will never be free from their student debt. Since the Department of Education
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