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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.

More states are ‘taking matters into their own hands’ on student loans

Maine is the latest state to pass a law amid frustration with federal inaction over the supervision of student loan companies. On Thursday, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed the “Act To Establish a Student Loan Bill of Rights To License…

RELEASE: How To Address the $1.5 Trillion in Current Student Loan Debt

Washington, D.C. — As college costs skyrocket and student loan debt tops $1.5 trillion, college affordability has become a hot-button issue nationwide, prompting policymakers and candidates alike to consider ways to address the growing affordability gap. But along with tackling…

The Leslie Marshall Show: Black Youth & After School Programs; Solving Student Loan Debt Crisis

Generation Progress discusses two different topics during today’s show. The first topic is black youth and after-school programs with Dr. Bianca J. Baldridge. The second topic is a new Gen Progress report titled, “Addressing the $1.5 Trillion in Federal Student Loan…

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