Education Policy Update | January 2021
On Wednesday, January 20, 2021, President Biden was sworn into office. As one of his first official acts as President, Biden signed 17 executive actions, one of which was asking the Acting Secretary of Education to extend the pause on interest and payments for federal student loans. A fact sheet released by the White House states that President Biden will ask the Department of Education to extend these provisions until at least September 30, 2021.…