student loans
October 8, 2026
The status of student loans
In recent months, the Department of Education has been working to implement a law called the Student Tuition and Transparency System, or STATS. The law, originally part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, says that if the average graduate of some program at a university does not have earnings at least as high as the average person with only a high school diploma, then that program will no longer be able to receive federal loans. Steve Wolma, vice president for enrollment management, said, “The concern is that it’s going to prevent us from being able to offer...