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CANCEL STUDENT DEBT

STUDENT LOAN DEBT HAS REACHED $1.78 TRILLION 


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We have to act now to address the immediate needs of borrowers and fix the failed policy experiment of debt-financed higher education. Over 45 million Americans owe more than $1.7 trillion in student loan debt. For millions of individuals and families, the higher education debt burden is crushing. Student debt means the delay of countless dreams—buying a house, starting a family, building a business. This crisis is disproportionately shouldered by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) and continues to worsen economic inequality.
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We have successfully engaged three presidential administrations, congress, and state legislators to address this crisis by shifting the narrative to include broad-based debt cancellation by securing debt relief for victims of for-profit colleges and disabled borrowers. We have secured critical policy wins along the way including: stopping student loan interest rates from increasing, expanding consumer protections for borrowers, and passing state legislation.
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  • Home
  • About
    • MEET THE TEAM
  • CAMPAIGNS & ISSUES
    • THE FIGHT FOR AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE HIGHER EDUCATION
    • STUDENT VOTING RIGHTS
    • TUITION EQUITY
    • Cancel Student Debt
    • END THE FILIBUSTER
  • GET INVOLVED
    • ASA FELLOWSHIP
    • VOLUNTEER
  • EVENTS
    • YOUTH EMPOWERMENT SUMMIT
  • In The News
  • DONATE