According to the U.S. Department of Education, more than 800,000 Arizonans have federal student loan debt. By canceling it, advocates say, Black and Latino incomes could increase and help reduce the racial wealth gap. Read more»

President Joe Biden brought another emergency application to the Supreme Court, fighting to unpack lower court roadblocks that are standing in the way of his student loan forgiveness plan.  Read more»

The Supreme Court agreed Thursday to take up a legal battle between red states and President Joe Biden over debt forgiveness for student loan borrowers - keeping the program on pause - and will instead hear a full briefing on the case in February.  Read more»

The Department of Education announced it is extending the pandemic-era pause on federal student loan repayments until June 30 while legal challenges to the administration’s student debt relief program are fought over in the courts. Read more»

The Eighth Circuit placed a preliminary injunction on the Biden administration's student debt relief plan Monday, the latest development in a case brought by six states that oppose forgiving federal student loan debt. Read more»

A federal judge in North Texas ruled on Thursday that President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is “unlawful,” the latest challenge to the policy that has seen several attacks from conservative groups. Read more»

The fate of a ballot measure that would help undocumented students who graduate from Arizona high schools afford college remained unclear after ballots counted Wednesday left it with 51% in support and 49% opposed. Read more»

A federal judge dismissed a bid - on the same day the Supreme Court rejected a similar attempt to block the plan - by several Republican states to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, finding the states lacked standing. Read more»

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett rejected an attempt to temporarily block President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan, denying the application without asking for any additional briefing from the Biden administration or referring the case to the full court. Read more»

A conservative law firm appealed to the Supreme Court to halt President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan, arguing the plan falls under the major questions doctrine, which set the stage for the court's controversial ruling last term curbing the regulatory authority of the EPA. Read more»

President Joe Biden announced Monday that student loan borrowers can begin to apply for debt relief through a new online application - and those who qualify have until December 31, 2023, to fill out the application. Read more»

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to block the Biden administration’s student loan debt forgiveness plan - marking the first significant legal challenge to the policy - by claiming financial harm in the form of a tax liability, though individual borrowers can choose to opt-out of the plan. Read more»

Amid K-12 teacher shortages, book bans and attacks over critical race theory, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona at a meeting with reporters on Wednesday stressed the need for higher salaries to attract prospective educators to the profession. Read more»

The White House plan to cancel thousands of dollars in federal student loan debt has raised many questions, including political claims about whom the plan benefits most, how it may impact inflation and whether Biden has the authority to cancel student loan debt. Read more»

There are nearly 900,000 Arizonans who could benefit from the Biden administration’s plan for student debt forgiveness – and almost as many opinions about whether or not the plan is worthwhile. Read more»