White House Releases Documents on Proposed Higher Ed Reforms

White House Releases Documents on Proposed Higher Ed Reforms

The White House and the Department of Education recently released several new documents that explain President Obama’s proposal to save taxpayers roughly $80 billion dollars over the next ten years by reforming and improving the way federal student loans are made — and how those savings will be used to both reduce the deficit and enable more Americans to obtain the skills and credentials they need to succeed. You can find copies of them here, here and here.

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