Houston Matters
Potential HISD takeover’s effect on teachers (March 10, 2023)
Posted on · On Friday's show: We discuss what a possible state takeover of HISD could mean for the district's teachers.
Tag: student debt
Houston Matters
Student loans in limbo, and curbing methane emissions (Nov. 14, 2022)
Posted on · On Monday's show: Student loan forgiveness hangs in limbo as court challenges play out. We discuss newly proposed rules for methane emissions. And we talk with Joy Harjo, the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate.
Economy
Biden announces long-awaited student debt forgiveness plan
Posted on · Borrowers who earn less than $125,000 a year, or families earning less than $250,000, would be eligible for the $10,000 loan forgiveness, Biden announced in a tweet.
Houston Matters
Effectiveness of recent public safety efforts, and the state of Houston airports (Aug. 18, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: Examining the effectiveness of some recent efforts to improve public safety in Harris County, the cancellation of debt for former students at ITT Tech, previewing Houston Theater Week, and the head of the Houston Airport System answers your questions.
Education
Former ITT Tech students get $3.9B in debt cancellation
Posted on · The Biden administration says the action will cancel $3.9 billion in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers.
Houston Matters
Democratic Candidates Want To Forgive Student Debt, But How Would That Work?
Posted on · Economist Steven Craig examines the viability of such proposals beyond their face-value appeal to younger voters.
Houston Matters
Full Show: Vetting Sources In Breaking News, And Plans To Eliminate Student Debt (July 1, 2019)
Posted on · On Monday's Houston Matters: How news organizations vet their sources during breaking news, how plans to eliminate student debt might work, a firsthand account of the situation at the Texas-Mexico border, and an update on Houston sports.
Education News
Rice University to Give Free Tuition to Middle-Class Undergraduates
Posted on · What’s more, Rice administrators say that families making even more -- up to $200,000 -- will get scholarships covering at least half of their tuition.
News
When A Full-Time Job Isn’t Enough To Make It
Posted on · An NPR/Marist poll finds that 30 percent of Americans do something else for pay in addition to their full-time jobs. But those extended workdays can mean giving up an important social support system.
Education News
Which Texas Colleges Give The Best Return On Investment?
Posted on · Five colleges in Texas ranked among the top 100 in the country.
Houston Matters
Advice for Starting Life with Student Debt
Posted on · A recent report places Houston in the top third among cities nationwide when it comes to affordability for first-time home-buyers. The financial pressure becomes greater when that home buyer is saddled with student debt. Another recent report finds college graduates in Harris County with student loans to repay have to earn, on average, $7,000 more […]
Education News
The Business Of Student Financial Aid: Feds Zero In On Abusive Practices
Posted on · In the second of a two part series on the campus debit card industry, KUHF takes a closer look at the business practices in the sector — with a focus on its most significant player, Higher One.
Education News
The Business of Student Financial Aid: Students Complain They Lose Money To Fees
Posted on · Many students around the country use loans and other financial aid to help pay for college. Increasingly, colleges are not sending the money directly to students. Instead, they're outsourcing that job to companies that transfer the funds to students.