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In reply to the discussion: Student loan debt [View all]

mike_c

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12. it's worth asking why "education expenses are outpacing other debt"
Mon Mar 18, 2024, 03:28 PM
Mar 2024

During the last 40 years state legislatures have aggressively disinvested in public higher education, transferring much of the cost from public coffers to individual students and their families, and dramatically raising the perceived cost of attendance.

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