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On Student Debt, Biden Must Decide Whose Loans to Cancel
December 08, 2020
Debt forgiveness may help the economy but risks helping groups seen as privileged and widening political fault lines Student debt is the largest type of debt held by Americans after mortgages. PHOTO: SAUL YOUNG/NEWS...
Read More ShareBRACK: Johnson Bases Senate Campaign on Student Loan Reform
September 11, 2020
September 11, 2020 4:53 am· By Elliott Brack Editor and Publisher, GwinnettForum SEPT. 11, 2020 | Georgia’s unusual special election this fall for the unexpired two years of Johnny Isakson’s term gives the voters...
Read More ShareDr. Wayne Johnson, Former DoE Official Proposes Student Loan Reforms for COVID-19
August 14, 2020
By Mark Kantrowitz August 13, 2020 www.SavingForCollege.com Dr. Wayne Johnson, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education, has issued several student loan proposals in response to the...
Read More ShareEx-federal aid official weighs in on Dem plans for student debt
May 09, 2020
The Thomasville Times-Enterprise Riley [email protected] 26, 2019 ATLANTA — Democratic presidential candidates promised to cancel student debt while visiting Atlanta last week. For Georgia, that would mean over $60 billion. According to the Office...
Read More ShareFormer Government Official Proposes Forgiving Federal Student Loans
December 16, 2019
By Brian O'Connell December 10, 2019 www.savingforcollege.com The buzz in Washington, D.C. over a new proposal from Dr. A. Wayne Johnson, a former U.S. Department of Education official and Trump appointee, is heating up,...
Read More ShareWayne Johnson Supports Education Secretary Betsy DeVos' Frank Assessment of Federal Student Loan Situation
December 04, 2019
Media Advisory Atlanta, Ga. December 4, 2019 - Dr. A. Wayne Johnson, a former Trump Administration senior official with the Office of Federal Student Aid, is available to comment on U.S. Department of Education...
Read More ShareHere’s an issue that Kemp should keep in mind when choosing Isakson’s replacement
November 23, 2019
By A. Wayne Johnson • November 17, 2019 09:00 AM There are many issues the person Gov. Brian Kemp chooses to fill U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson’s seat can take on. However, one of the...
Read More ShareForbes - Cancel Student Loan Debt Says Former DeVos Deputy
November 19, 2019
Zack Friedman • Senior Contributor • Personal Finance He used to work for U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos. Now, he wants to cancel your student loan debt. Here’s what you need to know. Student Loan...
Read More ShareNASFAA-Former Top ED Official: Republicans Should Support Student Debt Forgiveness
November 15, 2019
By Joelle Fredman • NASFAA Staff Reporter• November 15, 2019 Three weeks after resigning from the Department of Education’s (ED) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), calling the federal student loan system “fundamentally broken,”...
Read More ShareYahoo Finance - 'Stunning departure' of student loan official has Democrats on the offensive
November 14, 2019
Aarthi Swaminathan Finance Writer Yahoo FinanceNovember 14, 2019 The resignation of top student loan official A. Wayne Johnson has caused a stir on Capitol Hill. Johnson’s departure from the Education Department and comments on student...
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