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Education

Students, parents, and educators react to loan forgiveness plan

According to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, Biden’s plan will help roughly 177,000 loan borrowers in the state. The debt forgiveness will also help one in three […]

NewsCenter Maine
Posted August 25, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

Thousands of Mainers stand to benefit from student debt relief

The Augusta-based Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) said in a release Wednesday that roughly 177,000 Mainers, or about 95 percent of the people in the state […]

Portland Press Herald
Posted August 24, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan is praised, panned by Maine's federal lawmakers

According to an estimate from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning think tank, Biden’s proposal would benefit roughly 177,000 student loan borrowers in Maine, or […]

Maine Public
Posted August 24, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

Federal student debt cancellation helps 177,000 Mainers who need help the most

Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) celebrates President Biden’s plan to forgive federal student loans — up to $20,000 for people who went to college on Pell […]

Posted August 24, 2022
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Federal, Incomes, Jobs, Racial Equity, Student Debt
Education, Jobs and Income

Student debt cancellation would help working families, improve equity, and expand access to higher education

Last week, President Biden stated he is considering cancelling some amount of student debt and expects to make a decision on the issue in the coming weeks.1 […]

Arthur Phillips
Posted May 10, 2022
Tags Education, Employment, Housing, Incomes, Inequality, Jobs, Racial Equity, Seniors, Student Debt
Education, Jobs and Income

MECEP applauds Governor Mills, legislative leaders’ passage of bill to empower students by expanding access to transcripts and diplomas

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds Governor Mills and legislative leaders for passing LD 1838, which will substantially reform the harmful practice of transcript […]

Posted April 5, 2022
Tags Employment, Jobs, Student Debt
Education

MECEP statement on passage of bill to empower students

AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) applauds the Maine Senate for voting today to reform the harmful practice of transcript withholding. “College education is […]

Posted March 9, 2022
Tags Education, Student Debt
Education

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program is broken — let’s fix it

Congress created the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program in 2007 to provide public service workers with student debt relief in exchange for a decade of service […]

MECEP
Posted September 1, 2021
Tags Education, Federal, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

Protections for private student loan borrowers protect seniors and people with disabilities

In 2019, Maine led the nation by passing the Student Loan Bill of Rights (SLBOR) to address the predatory loan servicing practices that are exacerbating Maine’s student […]

MECEP
Posted May 18, 2021
Tags Consumer Protection, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
Education

COVID compounds Maine’s education debt crisis. The time to act is now.

MECEP economic policy analyst James Myall contributed to this blog post.   There was a student loan crisis before the pandemic, now it is even worse.  Despite gains in recent […]

Jody Harris
Posted April 9, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Education, Higher Education, Student Debt
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