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• The Federal Student Loan Program That Could Cost Taxpayers Over $100 Billion
• How This Millennial Paid Off $81,000 in Student Loan Debt
• Programs Bolster International Exchange at Community Colleges
• Fire in Turkish dormitory kills 12, including 11 teenage girls: officials

The Federal Student Loan Program That Could Cost Taxpayers Over $100 Billion Posted: 30 Nov 2016 12:57 PM PST A program designed to ease the burgeoning student debt crisis has cost the federal government tens of billions of dollars more than originally projected. The GAO found that the Department of Education's Direct Loans in Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans have cost the government at least $28 billion more in operating expenses between 2009 and 2016 than originally estimated. In the current 2017 fiscal year that began Oct. 1, the program's cost to the federal government is expected to reach $74 billion, far more than originally anticipated.

How This Millennial Paid Off $81,000 in Student Loan Debt Posted: 30 Nov 2016 06:00 AM PST After earning an undergraduate degree in theater in 2006 and a master's degree in performance studies in 2011, Melanie Lockert had amassed $81,000 in student loan debt. With the recession lingering, Lockert struggled to find a full-time job in New York City, and moving to Portland, Oregon, didn't improve her job outlook either.

Programs Bolster International Exchange at Community Colleges Posted: 30 Nov 2016 05:30 AM PST Students don't need to attend a four-year college to have an international education experience. The U.S. government and some community colleges are working to provide more students at two-year institutions with exposure to global cultures and ideas. One effort aims to send more community college students abroad, while another brings international students to U.S. community colleges, creating more diverse campuses.

Fire in Turkish dormitory kills 12, including 11 teenage girls: officials Posted: 29 Nov 2016 09:34 PM PST ANKARA (Reuters) - Twelve people, including eleven teenagers, were killed when a fire swept through a girls dormitory in the southern Turkish province of Adana on Tuesday, officials said. The fire, which broke out in a dormitory housing middle and high school students, may have been caused by an electrical fault, Omer Celik, a senior government official who represents the province in parliament, told broadcaster CNN Turk. At least twenty-two other girls were injured, Celik said. Also among the dead was a woman who worked at the dormitory. ...

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