The Complexities of Student Debt and Biden's Change of Heart

After their first plan to forgive billions of dollars of student debt was thwarted by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration is quietly searching for other ways to help borrowers. 

Guest: Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, senior higher education reporter for Higher Ed Dive.

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Podcast production by Elena Schwartz, Madeline Ducharme, Anna Phillips, Paige Osburn, and Rob Gunther.

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