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The Thomasville Times-Enterprise Riley Bunchrbunch@cnhi.comNov 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,”...

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...

Aarthi Swaminathan Finance Writer Yahoo Finance November 11, 2019 Former top student loan official A. Wayne Johnson says that the student loan crisis is “an abomination that’s in plain sight.” Johnson recently resigned as...

There are few more solemn and important days than @Veterans Day. As a veteran and one who worked for disabled veterans at the Department of Education, I salute veterans and remember their service.

Kevin Stankiewicz @kevin_stank October 30, 2019 Key Points A. Wayne Johnson, who recently resigned from the Department of Education, details how he would reduce the amount of student loan debt. Johnson wants up to...

Political InsiderOctober 30, 2019By Jim Galloway   Last week, yet another unknown figure put his name into the pot for the U.S. Senate sweepstakes set up by Gov. Brian Kemp to replace Johnny Isakson...