U.S. education secretary meets with UFT to discuss student loan forgiveness

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : Cardona shared an inspiring message for the small group of teachers who were in attendance, all of whom have benefitted from student debt relief.
51% : "Last month, Biden approved an additional $5.8 billion in student debt relief for 78,000 public service workers.
50% : Earlier Monday, President Joe Biden announced more details of the next round of plans for student loan relief, which include: waiving accrued and capitalized interest for borrowers; automatically discharging debt for borrowers otherwise eligible for loan forgiveness under SAVE, closed school discharge, or other forgiveness programs, but not enrolled; eliminate student debt for borrowers in repayment for 20 years or more; and helping borrowers who enrolled in low-financial-value programs or institutions.
49% : Cardona discussed the next federal proposals for student debt relief, both of which are centered around the U.S. Department of Education's four existing major student loan forgiveness programs: the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and Saving On A Valuable Education (SAVE).

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