A pandemic-timed freeze on loan payments is set to expire at the end of January, prompting renewed calls from U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez for canceling student debt.
The Obama administration is taking steps to help people with disabilities get their student loan debt forgiven, safeguarding their Social Security payments.
The Obama administration wants to expand the federal Pell grant program to help more students graduate from college -- by providing them with money to attend classes year-round and reward them for taking more credits.