Bill Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Interest Rates For Student Loans Down

Wednesday, April 25, 2012 Bill Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Interest Rates For Student Loans Down As President Barack Obama makes his way across the country to slam an impending increase in federal student loan-interest rates, a group of congressional Democrats is announcing plans to introduce a legislative fix. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the House Education and Workforce Committee, announced late Tuesday plans to introduce the "Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike of 2012." According to Miller, the bill would prevent the interest rate for federally subsidized Stafford loans from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent for one year. State Could Soon Charge For School Bus Rides Colleges Employ Deceptive Financial Aid Tactics Obama On Student Loans: 'I Didn't Just Read About This' Bullied Girl's Mom Seeks Restraining Order Against 8-Year-Old Former Texas Education Chief: 'I Don't Think [God] Used Evolution' BLOG POSTS Kevin P. Chavous: The Pressure to Perform Kids don't get self-esteem without a sense of personal achievement, but they also don't build self-esteem by being pressured to perform for all the wrong reasons. Melanie Lundquist: Planting Hope With the Children of Watts: Philanthropy With Immediate Impact In times like these, when public education is facing yet another year of drastic budget cuts, it doesn't take a lot for one company, one organization, or one group to quickly lift the lives of our poorest children. Rick Newman: Why Your Kid Isn't Creative Give kids the freedom to discover something they truly love, while making sure they know it takes diligence and grit to succeed at their passion. Anna V. Eskamani: Tales of a UCF Grad: The Commencement Speech You Won't Want to Hear Does it make sense to build a new state university when so many are already experiencing short falls? The actions of both our state legislature and Governor have left the class of 2012 scarred. John Merrow: Two Poems for the Month of Testing For many public school students and perhaps for teachers as well, April is the cruelest month of the school calendar. April days that are not devoted to 'test prep' are spent on testing itself. And some of what is going on in this crazy month defies the imagination.

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