The Treasury Department has a key power to collect the debt as its agency includes the Internal Revenue Service. The IRS wields the power to garnish up to 15% of a delinquent borrower's paycheck.

Walk across almost any campus on a weekday during class changes and you can feel how quickly student travel has changed.

In an era of intense political polarization, the assumption has taken hold that students are choosing colleges the way they choose political candidates.

The new law will shift the response to student overdoses toward support services. Supporters say the change could make students more likely to seek lifesaving help without fearing academic consequences.