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More Than 40 of the Best Student Discounts Available Right Now
Here are some final tips to help you find discounts, deals, and freebies. Flash your ID. You might be surprised by how many places are willing to cut students a break. (It doesn’t hurt to simply ask.) Local attractions such as Lincoln Center in New York City, the New England Aquarium in Boston, and the Art Institute of Chicago will…
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Three Ways People With Student Loan Debt Can Protect Their Credit Scores
The Department of Education announced Monday that the Federal Student Aid (FSA) will restart collections on defaulted student loans beginning May 5. Even before this news, millions of borrowers were already seeing their credit scores plunge in recent months, and loan servicers are warning that a record number of borrowers are at risk of defaulting by the end of the…
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Here’s When (and How) You’ll Need to Start Repaying Your Student Loans
The Department of Education announced Monday that the FSA will finally restart collections on defaulted student loans beginning May 5, 2025, following a five-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. This decision affects approximately 5.3 million borrowers who were in default before the pause. For these borrowers, the government can soon begin collecting repayments from tax refunds, withholding Social…
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Trump is coming for student protesters, and Columbia is just the start
The Trump administration is embarking on a massive university speech crackdown, starting with Columbia University, where it’s demanding external control of entire departments and punishment for student activists. Its first test case, Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student with a green card, offers a hint of what’s to come: a state of intentional chaos that undermines free speech and due process…
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The disappeared Columbia student is the start of a surveillance nightmare
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a former Columbia University student over his involvement in the pro-Palestine protests that swept the campus over the past year, even though he has a green card and was never charged with a crime. Columbia, the site of a monthslong pro-Palestine encampment, became a particular obsession for right-wingers and liberal Zionists alike, who…
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PowerSchool hack exposes student, teacher data from K-12 districts
Education software giant PowerSchool has confirmed it suffered a cybersecurity incident that allowed a threat actor to steal the personal information of students and teachers from school districts using its PowerSchool SIS platform. PowerSchool is a cloud-based software solutions provider for K-12 schools and districts that supports over 60 million students and over 18,000 customers worldwide. The company offers a…
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12 Google Docs Hacks Every Student Should Know
Throughout my academic and professional journeys, one thing has remained my constant ally: Google Docs. Not only is having all your documents available no matter where you are super helpful, but the software itself is surprisingly versatile and intricate. I have never encountered anything I couldn’t do with Google Docs, from signing a contract to seamlessly working with huge groups…
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The Status of Student Loan Forgiveness Just Changed Again (Again)
On Wednesday, in what seemed to be a modest victory for the Biden administration, a federal judge allowed a temporary restraining order against the new student loan forgiveness plan to expire. That ruling would allow the administration to proceed with finalizing the rule, potentially bringing relief to tens of millions of Americans burdened by student debt—just weeks before the November…
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Ransomware gang BlackSuit claims attack on Charles Darwin School – student data stolen
Overnight, ransomware gang BlackSuit claimed the recent attack on London’s Charles Darwin School. It alleges to have stolen over 200GB of data which includes information on students and employees, as well as financial data. It has given the school until the end of today to pay up before the data is released. On September 6, the school’s headteacher, Aston Smith,…
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Toronto District School Board hacked by LockBit, student info leaked
The Toronto District School Board yesterday notified an undisclosed number of students about a June 2024 data breach that compromised names, schools, grades, TDSB email addresses, TDSB student numbers, and dates of birth. Ransomware gang LockBit claimed responsibility for the attack and gave the district until September 12, 2024 to pay a ransom. TDSB has not verified LockBit’s claim. We…
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