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Since 2005, the number of graduates defaulting on their federal student loans has jumped 38%, according to Mark Kantrowitz, the publisher of FinAid, which tracks the student loan industry.
FORBES: More Graduates Defaulting on Their Student Loans
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Congress also may make cuts in the Pell grant, the most popular federal college grant, says Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, which tracks financial aid and student-loan debt.
WSJ: D.C. Drama Will Dictate Financial-Aid Arithmetic
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Two men who fought on the L train platform in Brooklyn's Williamsburg neighborhood in March ended up falling onto the tracks, where 20-year-old student Joshua Basin was struck and killed by an incoming train.
WSJ: Man Dies After Push Onto Track