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Round-up: Student Loan Relief - March 7, 2023

Since last week’s Supreme Court hearing on the Biden Administration’s student loan debt relief plan, experts and the media have speculated on the outcome of the case, offering advice on what happens next. 
 
In addition, the online finance company SoFi sued Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and the Education Department to end the latest student loan payment pause.
 
Details can be found below in today’s round-up of student loan related news and commentary:
 
SoFi Sues Cardona, Education Dept. to End Student Loan Payment Pause
The Washington Post (March 7, 2023)
 
Biden Has Quietly Forgiven Billions in Student Loans Despite Setbacks for His Signature Debt Plan
Los Angeles Times (March 7, 2023)
 
The Curious Rise of a Supreme Court Doctrine That Threatens Biden’s Agenda
The New York Times (March 7, 2023)
 
What to do If Supreme Court Strikes Down Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
CNBC.com (March 7, 2023)

‘We Are in Limbo’: Student Loan Borrowers Still Face Months of Uncertainty About Biden’s Forgiveness Program
CNN.com (March 5, 2023)
 
Student Loan Case Could Be Another Blow to Biden’s Racial Equity Push
The Washington Post (March 5, 2023)
 
Supreme Court’s Student Debt Ruling Could Affect Millions of Swing-State Voters
NBC News.com (March 5, 2023)
 
Even If the Supreme Court Finds Biden's Student-Loan Forgiveness Was an Overreach of Authority, It Doesn't Mean the Relief Will Get Struck Down. Here's Why.
Business Insider.com (March 6, 2023)
 
Plan B to Cancel Student Loan Debt? The White House Won't Go There Even as Pressure Mounts
USA Today (March 4, 2023)
 
 
Students, Deeper in Debt - Editorial
Times-Union, Albany, NY (March 5, 2023)
 
 
The Department of Education Doesn’t Know What Its New Income-Driven Plan for Student Loans Will Cost or Who Will Benefit - Commentary
Brookings (March 7, 2023)
 
Why the Supreme Court Might Uphold Student-Debt Relief - Commentary
New Yorker (March 7, 2023)
 
Supreme Court’s Skepticism of Student Loan Plan Has Upside for Liberals - Commentary
Bloomberg.com (March 5, 2023)
 
Why the Student Debt Pause Became a Political Trap - Commentary
The New York Times (March 3, 2023)
 
 

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