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Labour and National run ads linking minor parties' promises
Labour claims National coalition will freeze pay despite Luxon ruling it out.
NZ Herald · 2m
What Colleges Need From Donors
Donors can help colleges survive funding cuts and student debt crises.
The Conversation · 1m
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Student debt crisis forces universities to demand upfront payments
Rhodes University's new fee protocol sparks protests, but experts say the real problem is how funding systems are run, not how much money exists.
Daily Maverick · 2m
America's health care workforce is in crisis
The U.S. faces a shortage of over 700,000 health care professionals, with burnout and federal cuts threatening to worsen the emergency.
TIME · 1m
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Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony
Police dispersed about 100 students protesting student debt at Rhodes University on Friday, October 2, 2026, after they defied a high court interdict. Thirteen were arrested.
Daily Maverick · 2m
Mom's $156,000 student debt blocks retirement
Nansi Lynch, 60, borrowed federal parent PLUS loans for her children's education and now cannot retire because of the debt burden.
Business Insider · 2m
Student Debt Crisis Hits Mississippi, Utah
Mississippi leads national student debt crisis as federal loan deadline approaches.
Newsweek · 1m
Gen Z is richer but miserable anyway
A new report finds Gen Z has more wealth and income than any generation before them at the same age, yet they feel worse about money than anyone on record.
Fortune · 3m
Why Gen Z is drawn to communism
Young Americans favor communism at rates that alarm those who lived through it, but their reasons have little to do with Soviet history.
Fortune · 2m
Colleges are ditching student loans for grants
Carleton College joins a growing movement to replace loans with free money, funded by major donations.
Business Insider · 1m
Kymberly Pinder's debt-free art school dream
Yale's art dean is raising millions to let students graduate without loans.
TIME · 1m
Texas explores three-year bachelor's degrees to cut costs
Gov. Abbott forms working group to develop accelerated degree pathways, with recommendations due by year's end.
Dallas Express · 1m