Massachusetts Senate tackles funding, transparency for college financial aid

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has championed the issue of student debt relief and the legislation adopts the financial aid shopping sheets developed by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education Donoghue helped lead a subcommittee on the subject of student aid...

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Published inThe Berkshire eagle
Main Author Andy Metzger State House News Service
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Pittsfield, Mass New England Newspapers, Inc 25.03.2016
Subjects
Bills
Collective bargaining
Community colleges
Funding
Higher education
Legislation
Schools
Shopping
Student financial aid
Student loans
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Summary:U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has championed the issue of student debt relief and the legislation adopts the financial aid shopping sheets developed by the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the U.S. Department of Education Donoghue helped lead a subcommittee on the subject of student aid last session, reporting Thursday that in Massachusetts 66 percent of students have debt "in the range of $29,000 when they leave school."
ISSN:0895-8793