Rising Number Of Colleges Erasing Student Loan Debt, But More Actions Needed To End The Surging Crisis

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Rising Number Of Colleges Erasing Student Loan Debt, But More Actions Needed To End The Surging Crisis

With the nation's student loan debt exceeding $1.73 trillion, more and more colleges are revoking the expense to help prevent the crisis from worsening, but more needs to be done to end the crisis.

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