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College has been oversold
Educated people have higher wages and lower unemployment rates than the less educated so why are college students at Occupy Wall Street protests around the country demanding forgiveness for crushing student debt? The sluggish economy is tough on everyone but … Continue reading
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Just Don’t Go, the Sequel?
This brings me to my second point, the massive increase in student debt, triggered in a large part by the fact that college tuition continues to rise at a rate much higher than the cost of living. According to CNN, … Continue reading
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Occupy College
The debt-for-diploma system is just one of the many ways it has gotten harder for this generation to either work or educate their way into the middle class. A handmade sign at Zuccotti Park summed it up perfectly: “I went … Continue reading
Student-Loan Default-Rate Climbs as Economy Falters
As students carry off more debt after college and venture into the recession-beaten job market, it’s no surprise that more are defaulting on their student loans. In the 2009 fiscal year, the “cohort default rate” on student loans climbed to … Continue reading
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