Student loan forgiveness has arrived for 70,000 borrowers working public service jobs
The Education Department announced a major overhaul to the loan forgiveness program that will erase 22,000 borrower’s debt close to $1.7 billion. USA TODAY
The overhaul of a controversial loan forgiveness program was projected to erase the debt of 22,000 student loan borrowers in the effort’s first weeks. Three months in, more than triple that figure have had their debts wiped out. Read more
Student Loan Forgiveness Programs for Nurse Practitioners: What to Know
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There are many reasons why a skilled RN may choose to return to school to become a nurse practitioner (NP). With the increase in autonomy, responsibility, and pay, NPs are helping to address critical shortages in primary and mental health care in the U.S. However, with all transformations, there is a tradeoff. In this case, tuition-and later student loan debt-is the tradeoff for most NPs in the United States.
As of , the most recent data available about graduate nurse student loan debt is from a 2017 report by The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). Read more
