Holy cow, that’s a lot of money and student loan debt. The national debt is at least $18 trillion, so that’s a huge amount of debt by students.
Topic: student loan debt
Hillary Clinton Proposed $350 Billion Plan for “Debt-Free” College
As Campus Reform reported, Hillary Clinton didn’t give specifics on who will actually benefit and what “wealthy” means: Hillary Clinton unveiled a sweeping proposal Monday to shift the cost of higher education from students to…
New Jersey Lawmaker Proposes Lottery System to Pay Off Student Loan Debt
Only in New Jersey, as Campus Reform reported: “There may be a new way to pay off student debt in New Jersey thanks to new legislation proposed by John Burzichelli, a Democrat assemblyman who represents…
Marco Rubio says if He’s President, He’ll Bust the Higher Ed “Cartel”
The College Fix reported: “Today’s colleges and universities are like early-America textile artisans who tried to fight the “power loom,” Republican presidential hopeful Marco Rubio said in a major policy speech in Chicago on his…
15% of Retirees have Student Loan Debt, Study finds
The College Fix reported: “Among retirees, education loans made up less than 1 percent in 1989 but grew to 15 percent by 2013,” according to the recently released LIMRA study. “The data suggests that parents…