, saying it would add “very limited” capacity to existing New York commuter bus routes in close proximity to rail stations and will contract with private carriers to operate bus service from key regional park-and-ride locations during weekday peak periods.
Their parents work alternate shifts to ensure somebody is home in case of emergencies. “They are young and can get into trouble, or get hurt,” said Khatun. “And we don’t know anybody here.”Their anxiety isn’t unique. Many parents worry about safety when they send their children to schools in unfamiliar neighborhoods, said Puja, who uses only one name and coordinates Samridhi Trust’s after-school program.
Children of migrants often tend to drop out, finding classes too hard. But Raju considers his school’s “discipline” refreshing after chaotic life in a poor neighborhood.His mother misses her family and speaks with them over the phone. “Maybe I’ll go back during their holidays,” she said.Her husband does not want to return to Assam — where floods killed nine people in their district this year — until the children are in a higher grade. “Maybe in 2024 or 2025,” he said.
Every afternoon, the father waits patiently, scanning the street for Raju’s yellow bus. When home, the boy regales him with stories about his new school. He says he now knows how to say “water” in Kannada, but that none of his new classmates know what a “real flood” looks like.Jaidul Islam, right, walks past an upscale residential apartment building with his daughter Jerifa to drop her at a government school in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Jaidul Islam, right, walks past an upscale residential apartment building with his daughter Jerifa to drop her at a government school in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, July 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)
Follow Aniruddha Ghosal in Twitter: @aniruddhg1“We don’t know for sure when the SAVE forbearance is going to end,” Abrams said.
While the future of the SAVE plan is decided in court, Abrams encourages borrowers to explore their eligibility for other income-driven repayment plans.The online application for loan consolidation is available again, at
. If you have multiple federal student loans, you can combine them into one with a fixed interest rate and a single monthly payment.The consolidation process typically takes around 60 days to complete. You can only consolidate your loans once.