
The History of Student Loans in the United States
Peoples & Things
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Are Leaders Not Taking This Into Account?
In the 70s and 80s, higher education spending wasn't keeping pace with soaring costs of tuition. The federal government was trying to make it easier to buy and sell student debt. "It is this entire color brown language," says author Roxanne Jones in an interview for CNN's iReport.
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