Pennsylvanians are struggling to keep up with their payments as changes to the federal student loan system resulting from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act take effect. One in five borrowers, or nearly 9 million Americans, is in default. Jessica Newell, a middle school counselor and member of the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers union, said she paid $90 a month under the Saving on a Valuable Education income-driven repayment plan. The plan is no longer available as an...