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October 5, 2022

Thousands of Vermonters now disqualified from student loan forgiveness

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By Calvin Cutler

WINOOSKI, Vt. (WCAX) - Not as many Vermont borrowers as expected will be eligible for student loan relief.

More than 11,000 Vermonters have private Federal Family Education Loans or FFEL loans.

The Biden...

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October 5, 2022

Recent reversal on student loans could affect thousands of Vermont borrowers

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By Peter D'Auria / VTDigger.com

...The changes in the loan forgiveness criteria — enacted discreetly late last month — mean that an estimated 800,000 borrowers across the country are now no longer eligible for loan relief. 

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October 3, 2022

Champlain College’s Single Parents Program allows single parents to pursue undergrad degrees

WCAX Single Parent Program at Champlain College

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Life can be hard to balance as a single parent, but Champlain College has a program to help single parents earn an undergraduate degree.

For 35 years now, Champlain’s Single Parents Program has helped...

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September 27, 2022

Student loan relief also comes with tax relief

Tue, 09/27/2022 Vermont Business Magazine

By Jack Hoffman, Public Assets Institute 

Vermonters who qualify for a reduction in their student loan debt will get another break from the state: The loan forgiveness won’t be taxed.

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September 23, 2022

Vermont State University cuts 2023-2024 tuition 15%

Vermont State Colleges System Board of Trustees approves new base tuition for Vermonters of $9,999.  

The Board of Trustees of the Vermont State Colleges System at this week’s board meeting unanimously approved a base tuition for...

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September 8, 2022

New details on plans to forgive millions in student loan debt owed by Vermonters

WCAX News Desk

MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) - We are learning new details about plans to forgive millions in student loan debt owed by Vermont borrowers. Since the Biden administration announced $10,000 and $20,000 in student loan relief, we’ve...

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