Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-07-18/womens/report-black-women-face-higher-student-debt-burden-in-pandemic/a79933-1 July 18, 2022 – Danielle Smith, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window COVID-19 has touched just about every facet of life, and a new report from the Center for Responsible Lending says women repaying … Continued
From Moms Rising (https://www.momsrising.org/): One person’s story: When I graduated high school in Florida, I had a Bright Futures scholarship (the state scholarship program) and later received two merit based scholarships. I was approved for the Federal Work Study Program … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/02/25/we-are-crushing-next-generation-young-millennials-saddled-1005000000000-student-debt Published on Monday, February 25, 2019 by Common Dreams New data fuels call for progressive solutions By Andrea Germanos, staff writer “Student debt is at a crisis level in this country,” said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D.N.Y.). (Photo: thisisbossi/Flickr/cc) … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/10/24/shouldering-more-15-trillion-debt-majority-young-americans-back-free-college-tuition Published on Wednesday, October 24, 2018 by Common Dreams “If you put an initiative on the ballot to forgive (or have the government pay off) this debt, it would make showing up and winning on Election Day … Continued