student loans

Democratic presidential candidates want to obliterate student debt. Economists say that could help with income inequality, but it would come with a big price tag and risks.

College is expensive. It’s elitist. Enrollments are shrinking, along with state budgets for higher education.These are just a few of the arguments against…

The last time we heard from Sara Goldrick-Rab, her business cards read "professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison."This time around, she has a…

Colleges already list high sticker prices, but those prices still don't reflect the real cost of undergraduate life. And financial aid isn't effectively bridging the gap.

It’s no secret that student loan debt is a huge and mounting expense. In Wisconsin alone, the White House estimates residents owe more than $18 billion.…

Many UW System graduates must start paying back their student loans six months after leaving school. The average grad here faces about $30,000 worth of…

Tuition and other college costs have risen astronomically and grants and other forms of non-debt aid haven’t kept pace. It’s not uncommon for students…

Wisconsinites owe a bundle of money in student loan debt.Around 70 percent of Wisconsin’s current college students will owe money on loans when they…

A Waukesha man has filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court in hopes of having his student loans written off in bankruptcy court. The case calls into…

The interest rate on student loans is set to double Monday, if Congress fails to act. Right now, the rate on federal Stafford loans is 3.4 percent, but it…