Aussie Unis Hit Back At Government’s HELP Debt Proposals: Find Out What Yours Had To Say – Student Edge (blog)

Back in May, the Governments offered some suggestions to cut student debt from its current standing at $42 billion. They included lowering the individual HELP repayment threshold from $54,126 to around $40,000 and conducting a household means test (incorporating not just your income but potentially those you live with, such as parents or partners) to…

Why teachers and social workers worry they won’t get the student … – MarketWatch

Desirée Ward shuttled between two Central Texas community colleges for five years, sometimes teaching seven writing and humanities courses in a single semester. The pay isnt great, and theres no health insurance or retirement plan. But she loves teaching, particularly to first-generation college students like herself, and shes had another reason to stic… Read the…