Truthout
Student Debt
Neoliberalism’s Decades-Long Attack on Public Universities
Neoliberals have turned our universities into corporations and students into consumers.
Educational Inequality and the Ballot Booth
Class bias impedes democracy. Tuition free public universities has the potential to create a more representative democracy.
Student Income Loans Transfer Wealth to Investors, Risk to Students
Student income loans are a form of indenture, transferring wealth upward to investors and risk downward to youth.
ITT Tech Shuts Enrollment After For-Profit College Disqualified From Federal Aid
A troubled for-profit college has stopped accepting new applicants, after a Department of Education ruling.
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The "$500 Million Club” of Colleges Tends to Be Stingy With Aid to Low-Income Students
Endowment funds could be invested in students, Education Trust argues.
Lawmakers to Question Executive of New Jersey’s Controversial Student Loan Agency
A ProPublica and New York Times investigation has prompted a state Senate hearing on aggressive collection practices.
How New Jersey Has Embraced “State-Sanctioned Loan-Sharking” to Students
New Jersey has the country's largest state-based student loan program. It's also incredibly unforgiving.
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“Bernie-mentum” Nudges Clinton Forward on Debt-Free College
The persistence of the political coalition around Bernie Sanders has nudged Hillary Clinton toward a more progressive position on student debt.
Why It’s So Hard for Students to Have Their Debts Forgiven
What happens to borrowers unable to repay their student loans?
Who Is Getting Rich Off the $1.3 Trillion Student Debt Crisis?
A stunning 42 million people now owe $1.3 trillion in student debt.