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“The Breaking Point” – Sacrificing All for the Sake of Education
As the government continues to education to become more expensive, Anna Challet asks when does the sacrifice become too much.
Why GOP Wants to Tax Students and Not Polluters
Robert Reich: Why would government incentivize carbon emissions and discourage higher ed? Ask Republicans.
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Oregon’s Step Towards Debt-Free Degrees
Terrance Heath: If something like what's been proposed in Oregon had been in place when I went to college, it would have saved me thousands of dollars over the …
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As Deadline Looms, Fight Against Student Loan Rate Hike Intensifies
Students across the country struggle for options and alternatives to drowning in student debt for the rest of their lives.
Elizabeth Warren’s QE for Students: Populist Demagoguery or Economic Breakthrough?
Could Warren's bill represent the sort of game-changing thinking sorely needed to turn the economy around?
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Student Loans on the Cheap
Given the way Washington works, you take what you get, which means Senator Warren's plan deserves support.
The June Fight Over Student Loans
Student loan rates for more than 7.4 million students with federal Stafford loans are scheduled to double July 1 from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent if nothing is done.
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Defined by Debt: How the Strike Debt Movement Redefined Occupy
A shift in focus within Occupy camps mirrors the Quebec student movement by looking at the effect of student debt.
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Could We Redirect Tax Subsidies to Pay for Free College?
Want a way to pay for free higher education? Take a look at all the tax breaks that ease the burden of student debt.
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Lift The Millstone of Student Debt That’s Slowing The Economy
Do you think that student loan debt is only a problem for college students and perhaps their parents? Think again.