President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech may be causing anxiety for families with college-bound students. In addressing the rapidly rising cost of higher education, Obama noted that the fixed interest rates on student loans are set to double in July if Congress fails to act.

University of Otago commerce student Hayden Kerrisk admits to being "not much of a note-taker". read more

Austrian student activists say they expect to meet Facebook representatives in Vienna next Monday in an attempt to resolve their disagreements over the...

A university student has warned of the dangers of drinking counterfeit alcohol after a bottle of cut-price vodka left her with damaged eyesight.

     Student Loans ??? There is a story there ???   Alan Collinge has given me a couple of great guest posts on the student loan crisis.  They have generated quite a few comments.  Here he is back again questioning media coverage of the issue.      Media Coverage of the Student Loan Issue I was lucky

University of Otago commerce student Hayden Kerrisk admits to being "not much of a note-taker". read more

In a prosperous ranching corner of Montana, Amber Leetch, age 11, makes up the entire Sunset School District 30.

Student accommodation group Unite said it is confident of achieving rental growth of 3-4% for the year despite news that student applications for this year fell dramatically.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed the ratings on the outstanding senior class A and subordinate class I notes for the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 2008 Trust notes. Fitch has also revised the Rating Outlook on the notes to Stable from Negative.

This Occupy Wall Street-affiliated chart, at right, flew around Facebook and Twitter this week as hundreds of people used it to share their frustrations about ballooning student debt in America. It's also inspired blog posts at Jezebel and Buzzfeed, among other sites. But as far as we can tell, the chart is just plain wrong. Mark [...]