Author: Lexi Lonas

The secret summer lives of American schools

Every summer, America’s tens of thousands of public schools undergo a transformation as regular but radical as any in nature. Emptied of their students and staff, many hibernate. But others transform. Public school buildings take up around 2 million acres of land, according to the nonprofit Trust for Public Land, often in the middle of…

Senate passes measure to halt Biden’s student debt forgiveness

The Democratic-led Senate handed a stinging rebuke to President Biden on Thursday, passing a measure that overturns his student debt relief plan to give 40 million borrowers up to $20,000 in loan forgiveness. The Senate passed the measure in a 52-46 vote just days after it cleared the GOP-majority House. Democratic Sens. Jon Tester (Mont.)…

Proposed rule targets college programs that leave students with ‘unaffordable debt or insufficient earnings’

The Education Department announced Wednesday it was proposing a rule that would take away federal money from for-profit colleges and certificate programs where data shows graduates don’t make enough to pay back their student debts or the debt is excessively high.  The rule, which was first brought up under the Obama administration, is commonly known…