Affordable Higher Education News Releases

News Release | Higher Ed

President calls for extending lower interests on student loans to combat rising debt burden

Statement of Rich Williams, Higher Education Advocate for U.S. PIRG, on the President’s call for extending lower interests on student loans to combat rising debt burden.

Washington, D.C. – President Obama spoke today at the University of North Carolina on the importance of higher education and his support for a proposal to stop student loan interest rates from doubling on July 1st.

News Release | Consumer, Higher Ed, Transit

Ryan Budget a Windfall for Special Interests, Devastating to Public Priorities

Statement of U.S. PIRG Tax and Budget Associate Dan Smith on the FY 2013 budget proposed by Chairman Paul Ryan of the House Budget Committee.

News Release | Student PIRGs | Higher Ed

Students to Congress: Don’t Double Student Debt Rates

Washington, D.C. – With the student loan interest rate about to double this July for almost 8 million loan borrowers, The Student PIRGs and coalition partners deliver over 130,000 letters to Congress urging a different plan.

News Release | Higher Ed

College Affordability a Priority in Obama’s Budget

With the student loan interest rate about to double this July, President Obama proposed to halt the rate hike in his FY 2012 budget released today.

News Release | Higher Ed

College Students ‘Subprimed’

Many of today’s college students face unnecessary financial risks by relying on unregulated private student loans to pay for college, with some students paying up to 18 percent interest.