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Student Loans, the Repayment Assistance Plan, and the Thirty-Year Question Burdened Helps You Ask

Oct 23, 2026, 12:45 AM UTC

The most consequential student-loan policy of 2026 is a payment formula, and the Education Department's Repayment Assistance Plan is asking millions of borrowers to sign it without reading closely.

Recommended read: Burdened by Ryann Liebenthal

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Student Loans, the Repayment Assistance Plan, and the Thirty-Year Question Burdened Helps You AskDebt, Promises, and Public LifeOct 23, 2026, 12:45 AM UTCThe most consequential student-loan policy of 2026 is a payment formula, and the Education Department's Repayment Assistance Plan is asking millions of borrowers to sign it without reading closely.Recommended read: Burdened by Ryann Liebenthal