What the heck is going on with student loans?

About this episode

This episode discusses the complexities of student loans and repayment options for educators, featuring insights from Guy Kendall-Freas of NEA Member Benefits.

Student loans are a fact of life for many educators who relied on that support to make their education career path possible, or who are now on Parent Plus loans to help their own children achieve their college and career dreams. But, so much has changed with the federal student loan programs over the last year, it can be really hard to keep track of what any of us need to be doing to stay on track with repayments. NEA Member Benefits Affiliate Relations Lead Guy Kendall-Freas joins us for this episode to get us up to speed. GET HELP NAVIGATING YOUR STUDENT LOAN DEBT | Click here to learn more about NEA Member Benefits' Savi Student Debt Navigator tool and other student loan resources FIND OTHER SAVINGS | Click here for more information on other NEA Member Benefits discounts and resources REWIND AND LEARN MORE | Click here and here to hear Guy's interviews on previous Public Education Matters episodes about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. SUBSCRIBE | Click here to subscribe to Public Education Matters on Apple Podcasts or click here to listen on Spotify so you don't miss a thing. You can also find Public Education Matters on many other platforms. Click here for some…

People in this episode

Guest: Guy Kendall-Freas

Topics covered

• student loans
• education financing
• repayment plans
• Parent Plus loans
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Keywords

• student loans
• educators
• repayment
• Parent Plus loans
• NEA Member Benefits
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness
• debt navigation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NEA Member Benefits, Ohio Education Association

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