The proposal would allow the Secretary of Education to forgive loans where borrowers are unlikely to repay due to severe hardship or where continued collection costs are deemed unjustified.
Voters in key battleground states overwhelmingly favor reform.
The proposed program aims to relieve the burden on families relying on Medicaid.
The U.S. economy added 142,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in August, less than the 165,000 economists had predicted.
The study attributes these divergent trends to changes in childhood environments, particularly parental employment rates within local communities defined by race, class, and childhood county.
Quality child care promotes early learning and enables families to work or pursue higher education or training, which strengthens businesses and boosts the economy. Yet, lack of access and affordability continue to plague the childcare field.
“Mother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee and civil rights activist Medgar Evers are among those being honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom this year.
The petition calls on President Joe Biden to grant a full pardon to former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who is facing 40 years in federal prison when she’s sentenced in May on fraud charges.