EditorialProposed changes to federal student-loan repayment plans tied to income could cut some borrowers’ monthly payments by more than half. (Monica Garwood/The New York Times)
EditorialA box of pens outside the White House with a message urging President Joe Biden to cancel student debt ?with the the flick of a pen,? in Washington, April 4, 2022. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialBoys play near containers used as a makeshift erosion barrier on a beach on Guraidhoo, The Maldives, Feb. 11, 2017. (Adam Dean/The New York Times)
EditorialInstead of making higher education free, we subsidize it later through repayment plans and attempts at debt cancellation. The complexity is disrespectful. (Robert Neubecker/The New York Times)
EditorialA march by groups in favor of cancelling student loan debt outside the Department of Education in Washington, April 4, 2022. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times)
EditorialTo pay off holiday credit card debt, experts suggest everything from following a three-month repayment plan to selling used clothes and toys or temporarily reducing your 401(k) contributions. (Till Lauer/The New York Times)