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While highly educated, young people face staggering amounts of student loan debt. Overall, Americans now owe more than $1.4 trillion in student debt. The long‐term vision of this campaign is to ensure that quality higher education is affordable and accessible to all, without the burden of financial hardship. Find out more from the Generation Progress-founded and -housed Higher Ed, Not Debt campaign.

For-Profit Colleges Are Using Instagram to Scam Young, Single Moms

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This post was updated on November 6, 2019 to include additional citations for the lawsuits Berkeley College has faced, as well as source information from collegescorecard.gov that demonstrates the school’s high cost to low value in comparison to a public…

STATEMENT: House HEA Proposal Offers Solutions for Current and Future Students, and is a Stepping Stone for Needs of Current Borrowers

House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) today released the College Affordability Act, which recognizes the desperate need for accountability for predatory institutions and presents real affordability solutions for future college students. This bill’s many positive elements include…

STATEMENT: Sen. Alexander’s Piece-Meal HEA Bill Ignores Plight of Student Borrowers

Yesterday, Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN), the chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, announced a bill package that he has deemed a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization. Any claim that this legislation is an HEA reauthorization…

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