Is Rising Student Debt Harming the U.S. Economy?

The U.S. government invests in higher education for its people—through need-based tuition grants, student loan programs, veterans’ benefits, and research grants—because an educated and highly skilled workforce promotes national prosperity. Highly educated workers provide greater tax revenues, are generally more productive and civically engaged, and are less reliant on social programs. Moreover, postsecondary education is…

Debt burden lifted for thousands of Nevadans

Editor’s note: Este artículo está traducido al español. Longtime Las Vegas resident Maria Yañez owed over $4,500 in medical bills spanning back nearly a decade — until recently. In mid-November, Yañez received a letter pertaining to both bills one from a hospital stint in 2017 and another from a lumbar surgery and ambulance ride in…

Redditch campaign offers support with post-Christmas debt

Emma Marshall, debt centre manager for Redditch at Christians Against Poverty (CAP), is supporting the charity’s winter campaign, Break the Debt Blues, aimed at helping people struggling with debt and money worries after Christmas. In Redditch, CAP delivers services through the Oasis Christian Centre, offering free debt help and money coaching courses. According to CAP,…