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Preston Cooper

  • Contributor, Forbes
  • Senior Research Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
  • Contributor, Forbes
Washington, D.C.
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Higher ed, student loans, college ROI. @AEI senior fellow. Hiker, diver, dog appreciator. Usual disclaimers.
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Student Loan Policy Uncertainty Has Real Costs

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By Preston Cooper, Jacob Graff
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
To put it mildly, opinions varied on whether the Biden administration’s student loan policies—namely its repeated extensions of the COVID-era payment moratorium and attempt at mass loan forgiveness—were good ideas. But new evidence suggests that the uncertainty that these policies created for borrowers was harmful in and of itself.
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Actually, Many College Students Do Pay The Sticker Price

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By Preston Cooper, Jacob Graff
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
Georgetown University recently attained a dubious distinction: it became one of sixteen colleges nationwide with a price tag of more than $100,000 (including tuition, required fees, room, and board). Cue the usual caveats: “Ignore the sticker price” and “Nobody pays the sticker price.” The message is that students shouldn’t be warned off by those hefty prices, because generous financial aid will bring the cost down.
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Capping Student Loan Interest Would Cost Billions, Help Well-off Borrowers

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By Preston Cooper, Richard Keck
| Political Economy with Jim Pethokoukis
Representative Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) announced on Wednesday that she would file a discharge petition on her proposal, cosponsored with Representatives Mike Lawler (R-NY) and Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), to lock the federal student loan interest rate at 2 percent. Should a majority of House members sign the petition, the procedural move would force the measure to a floor vote, possibly over leadership’s objections.
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