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walkingman

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8. The student loan program should be reformed but not like this....education is not just about

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Thu Jul 9, 2026, 03:22 PM

13 hrs ago

the almighty dollar. One thing that would really help is to make them all zero-interest. Also the Pell Grant program should have reforms.

Also, they should scrutinize the institutions and business that qualify - example would be stuff like Trump University that was never about education.

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Under a new federal rule, colleges must leave grads better off or lose financial aid [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

Trump University would have never met that test FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #1

Is that immediately upon graduation or is that over the graduate's lifetime DBoon 18 hrs ago #2

Exactly. Lonestarblue 17 hrs ago #3

My kid majored in Politics, minored in History. Got a job immediately with a Fortune 200 company Raftergirl 17 hrs ago #4

Unfortunately, this makes sense. moreland01 17 hrs ago #5

There is a borrowing cap on how much one can take out in Federal loans Used to be around $5k Raftergirl 16 hrs ago #6

there are several reasons this is absurd... mike_c 14 hrs ago #7

The student loan program should be reformed but not like this....education is not just about walkingman 13 hrs ago #8

#1 Weed out the students who are there only to have a good time. Also, if you go by this theory, universities phxjurist 12 hrs ago #9

Our education system needs a complete revamp. cstanleytech 10 hrs ago #10

College should not be considered a trade school SorellaLaBefana 10 hrs ago #11