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Governor's Student Debt Task Force

Executive Order #67 Relating to the Creation of the Governor’s Task Force on Student Debt

 

Gov. Tony Evers Creates Student Debt Task Force

Task Force Aims To Address Wisconsin's Student Debt Crisis

By Alana Watson

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  • Wednesday, January 29, 2020, 3:15pm

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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has signed an executive order creating a task force on student debt.

Evers, along with state Department of Financial Institutions Secretary Kathy Blumenfeld, who will chair the task force, announced Wednesday that the task force will assess the causes of student debt, provide long-term strategies to reduce education-related debt, find ways to prevent abusive practices by loan companies and improve loan education.

Evers mentioned the creation of the task force during his second State of the State address last week.

 
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Companies That Offer Employer Student Loan Repayment

Employers are increasingly offering student loan repayment as an employee benefit, which can help speed up the payoff process.

Employers are increasingly offering student loan repayment as an employee benefit, which can help speed up the payoff process.

Anna Helhoski

November 13, 2019

Employers are increasingly responding to the needs of an indebted workforce by offering student loan repayment as a benefit. The number of companies that provide this benefit has doubled over the past year, from 4% to 8%, according to the 2019 Employee Benefits Report, a survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Read more…

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As student loan bills balloon, Madison-area companies offer debt relief as a perk

By Kelly Meyerhofer | Wisconsin State Journal

  • By Kelly Meyerhofer | Wisconsin State Journal

A Madison company this month launched a new employee benefit — paying off a portion of an employee’s student loan debt — in a move that could become more mainstream as student loans continue to cripple many college graduates facing mountains of debt.

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