Niagara Falls offers to pay student debt in exchange for living downtown
Niagara Falls is testing a novel approach to attracting new residents. The city is offering to pay a portion of recent college graduates student debt in exchange for living downtown for two years.
View ArticleSenator Gillibrand backs uniform paperwork for college applicants
As the rising debt of recent college graduates becomes a focus of families across the country, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is trying to clarify the cost of higher education. Gillibrand announced...
View ArticleStudent debt in New York state on the rise
Student debt levels rose by five percent last year according to a study by the Institute for College Access and Success.
View ArticleHigher interest rates impact local students
Interest rates double today for any students applying for the federal government's subsidized Stafford loans, after Congress failed to agree on a deal to lower interest rates.Students at Onondaga...
View ArticleSchumer happy with student loan interest rate compromise
New York's senior U.S. senator says the compromise on student loans Congress is scheduled to take up on Tuesday is a good one, even if it's not exactly what he wanted. Interest rates on government...
View ArticleGillibrand explains her 'no' vote on student loan compromise
New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says she voted against a recent compromise on student loans because the interest rates shouldn’t be tied to market rates. Congress let interest rates on government...
View ArticleInvestigation launched into student debt relief industry
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s newly formed Student Protection Unit has launched an investigation into the student debt relief industry. Led by the state Department of Financial Services (DFS), it’s designed to...
View ArticleGillibrand pushes for bill to cut student loan rates
As the debt load of recent college graduates continues to rise, New York's junior senator is stumping for a new bill that will cut the interest rate on federal student loans by nearly half. Sen....
View ArticleWill New York's new student loan assistance program get more college grads to...
College graduation season is nearing and along with finding a job, student debt is also on grad’s minds. One program New York is hoping will help and keep those grads in the state. Upstate New York is...
View ArticleSUNY's new seamless transfer system aims to improve student graduation time,
SUNY’s latest strategy to try and help students graduate on time with less debt is a guarantee that credits will be transferred from one school to another SUNY students begin the academic season this...
View ArticleUtica College decides to lower tuition for all students
While the cost of a higher education has continued to rise across the United States, one small private college in central NY is attempting to buck that trend. The affordability of college education...
View ArticleKatko calls student debt looming financial crisis
Rep. John Katko (R-Camillus) is putting the spotlight on the student loan crisis. The congressman gathered students and financial aid administrators for a roundtable discussion at Onondaga Community...
View ArticleUtica College says its lower tuition is paying off
Utica College is welcoming its largest freshman class ever. The private school's officials say it's just one of the many benefits it's seeing from the "reset" of undergraduate tuition rates. It...
View ArticleNY lawmakers discuss solutions for rising student debt
For many families, the burden of student loan debt is overwhelming; and while Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently introduced a new student loan forgiveness program, the steady rise in percentage of student debt...
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