Republicans on the State Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities today voted for bills that will do nothing to reduce skyrocketing student loan debt.
“This is yet another indication of [Gov. Scott] Walker and the Republican-controlled Legislature’s misplaced priorities,” he said. [Badger Herald]
Rep. Dale Kooyegna, Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP legislature have ducked, dodged and distorted the truth about the student loan debt crisis in Wisconsin.
A newly-released report shows Wisconsin as one of only nine states that have adopted their budget cutting funding for higher education.
But the student loan debt program coordinator at One Wisconsin Now, Analiese Eicher, says the governor's ideas, like more internships, don't go far enough. [Public News Service]
I would describe Scott Walker’s college affordability scheme the same way I would characterize his own personal higher ed experience — woefully incomplete.
The Governor has been advertising a 'listening tour' as an opportunity for citizens to share their opinions on issues with him is not open to the general public.
"They are not going to make college more affordable and they are not going to reduce the monthly payment of any of the million people with student loan debt in the state of Wisconsin," Ross said. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
In a press release issued today Rep. Dave Murphy doubled-down on support for Gov. Walker’s woefully incomplete college affordability measures supported by legislative Republicans.
Make no mistake, none of these bills will reduce by one cent the monthly student loan payments of Wisconsin student loan borrowers.
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, said student loan interest rates are higher than those for any other loans that citizens take out. [Badger Herald]
Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now, said student loan interest rates are higher than those for any other loans that citizens take out. [Badger Herald]
One Wisconsin Now testified against the GOP package, arguing lawmakers should do more than what's being offered. [Capital Times]
“It’s common-sense solutions like allowing loans to be refinanced that will help these borrowers, not the excuses and empty political gestures Gov. Walker and the Republican Legislature are offering up,” said Scot Ross. [Capital Times]
Gov. Scott Walker has a glaring omission in his plan on student debt – any help lowering the monthly payments for Wisconsin borrowers
Any plan that doesn’t include this simple, common sense reform is not a serious attempt to help with the student loan debt crisis. [Superior Telegram]
Meanwhile in Wisconsin, borrowers got a new excuse from Gov. Scott Walker for his continued opposition to common-sense refinancing legislation.
Feeling the heat from One Wisconsin Now, Gov. Scott Walker felt the need this week to try to look like he was do something on the issue of student loans and the costs of higher education. [Daily Kos]
President Obama and many others get it, responsible hard working Americans shouldn’t be saddled with $1.3 trillion in debt for trying to get an education.
Gov. Scott Walker continues to oppose a common sense plan that could help student loan borrowers by allowing them to refinance at a lower interest rate.
Walker "has come up with his most ridiculous excuse to date for his intransigence on the refinancing issue, blaming Connecticut." [UPI]
Forgive the debt, or allow students to refinance their loans at lower rates under the Higher Ed, Lower Debt bill. The first would cost $19 billion, the other, costs nothing. [Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]
Scot Ross, executive director of liberal group One Wisconsin Now, said refinancing student loans is one of the best ways to solve the student loan "crisis." [Appleton Post-Crescent]
Any plan that doesn’t include simple, common sense student loan refinancing reform is not a serious attempt to help with the student loan debt crisis.
One Wisconsin Now Executive Director Scot Ross appeared on the Devil's Advocates radio show to discuss Gov. Scott Walker's bogus student loan debt plan. [Devil's Advocates Radio]
One Wisconsin Now is asking Gov. Scott Walker to put passage of the student loan reform and refinancing bill at the top of his 2016 New Year’s Resolution list.
Walker continues to reject the common sense reforms of the Higher Ed, Lower Debt Act to help borrowers to refinance student loans at lower interest rates.
Scot Ross of the group One Wisconsin Now said he’s glad the company is being held accountable but he criticized Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel. [Wisconsin Public Radio]
Schwartz's statement came hours after One Wisconsin Now criticized Brad Schimel and Scott Walker for not joining several other states in the lawsuit against the company. [Associated Press]
This news comes, despite the “complete indifference” of Gov. Scott Walker and Schimel, who refused to enter Wisconsin into the lawsuit.
When it comes to helping students ripped off by a for-profit college chain, Walker was nowhere to be found.
The Badger Herald and WORT last week hosted a panel discussion on student debt, focused on finding solutions to the ever-growing problem of student debt. [UW Badger Herald]
Voters overwhelmingly support a specific component of the Higher Ed, Lower Debt bill plan to allow student loan borrowers the ability to refinance their loans.
Analiese Eicher of One Wisconsin Now says student loan debt is dragging down the state's economy and it's time for the Legislature to do something about it. [Public News Service]
In light of the ongoing presidential debates, the nation’s 43 million student loan borrowers everywhere can only hope that the remaining candidates have a better grasp on the crisis than Scott Walker does. [Capital Times]
The numbers are there for a powerful movement, said One Wisconsin Now, which has been a strong advocate for creation of a new state agency that would refinance student loans. [Capital Times]
The only way to hold the system accountable for supporting students is to voice concerns and vote for people who will listen, Scott Ross, director of One Wisconsin Now said. [Badger Herald]
Learn about the options at a panel discussion Thursday on community radio. Participants include Scot Ross, executive director of One Wisconsin Now. [Capital Times]
An estimated 70% of Wisconsin graduates carry student loan debt and the average amount of debt is a whopping $28,800, according to a new study cited by One Wisconsin Now. [Shepherd Express]
If these GOP candidates are serious about wanting to engage on serious issues, they’ll explain in detail just what they’d do for 43 million Americans.
No matter what the justices decide, the problem is much bigger than one person incapable of repaying his student loans, according to Scot Ross. [WUWM-FM]
Efforts to help Wisconsin borrowers deal with the crushing burden of student loan debt were rebuffed today by the Republican majority in the State Assembly.
As the percentage of state graduates with debt and the size of their burden continues to increase it’s time for the legislature to stop make excuses.
It’s time for Gov. Walker and Republican state leaders to stop offering sound bites and gimmicks and deliver the real reform that Wisconsin borrowers need. [Marquette Wire]
It’s time for Gov. Walker and Republican state leaders to stop offering sound bites and gimmicks and deliver the real reform that Wisconsin borrowers need. [Capital Times]
The percentage of Wisconsinites with student loan debt continues to rise compared to the rest of the nation.
UW-Madison is not doing nearly as much as it can to mitigate the effects of the Republican Legislature’s attempt to suppress the student vote. [Capital Times]
Based on their policy, it seems the UW could have declined advertising from the corporation controlled by the oligarch Koch brothers on any number of grounds. [Capital Times]
'Student. Loan. Debt'; National Leaders on Student Loan Reform ‘Pleased’ with Focus on Solutions.
Jenni Dye, research director for One Wisconsin Now, said the organization's work on student loan debt is a big part of what drew her to the job. [Capital Times]