Student loans

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Reporting on student loan debt

Student debt has been steadily increasing for the past decade. In 2007, the average student loan debt was $15,257. In 2020, this rose to $36,635.

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Back to school—and deeper into debt: Part 3

This is a three part series. Read part one and part two for complete coverage. Rising student loan debt isn’t the only education story to watch as a new

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Check out these numbers on student debt

The debt clock starts ticking this month for college graduates, who are leaving campus with a bachelor’s degree in one hand—and a hefty loan averaging

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Data-driven student debt coverage

Student loans have increased by 84 percent since 2008, according to an Experian analysis. Students, former students and graduates now owe $1.2 trillion in student

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Students seek loan forgiveness

Student loan debt now tops $1 trillion in the United States, and seems like an inescapable reality for many young people. Still, some are trying

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