Student debt relief is coming for more than 16,000 Washington state residents. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court s decision not to allow a greater pool of people to have their student loans erased, the Biden administration announced it would forgive higher education debt for about 800,000 Americans. .
Latino students in California are graduating from college at much lower rates than white students, and the gap has widened over the last four years, according to a new analysis from the nonprofit Excelencia in Education. The data show in 2021, 22% of Latinos in California age 25 and older have an associate degree or higher, compared with 56% of white adults. Sarita Brown, co-founder and president of Excelencia in Education, said Latino students are key to meeting the country s college-attainment goals. .
Studies show that college students are a target for phishing scams, and cybersecurity professionals say swindlers are increasingly targeting California students. Phishing scams often trick victims into revealing their login or other private credentials by pretending to be a legitimate company or figure. Byron Johnson is the associate vice president for technology solutions and innovation at California State University, Long Beach. .
College enrollment numbers are down in Indiana as more high school graduates are choosing to take one or more gap years, pursue vocational certification or not attend college at all. Lumina Foundation is a private group promoting post-high school education. Its goal is by 2025, 60% of Americans will have a high-quality post-high school credential. .
On the one-year anniversary of the leak of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, which overturned the court's 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills Tuesday morning strengthening access to abortion and contraception medications. One bi