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# student debt


## student debt


* ![Iowa Primaries](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196eb4acfd24bff8/69893e1c8fd2eefc0535d08f/gettyimages-977568324.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 2, 2018  
## [This 29-Year-Old Candidate Is Focused on Student Debt](https://time.com/5442518/abby-finkenauer-congress-elections/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Charlotte Alter
* ![Hillary Clinton Addresses Nat'l Education Association Representative Assembly](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta94b978895a44e72/69889aa9bc6cfcbd043ddacb/hillary-clinton-obama-rally.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 6, 2016  
## [Hillary Clinton Will Propose a 3-Month Halt on Student Loan Payments](https://time.com/4394548/hillary-clinton-3-month-halt-student-loans-debt/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Daniel White
* ![Hillary Clinton Holds Town Hall With Digital Content Providers In L.A.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt829107b47e1d6ecd/698899ebab6d77c8f56aa417/gettyimages-543502254.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 29, 2016  
## [Why Hillary Clinton's Student Debt Idea Is Smart](https://time.com/4386796/hillary-clinton-student-debt-entrepreneurship/)  
[BUSINESS](/section/business/)  
by Rana Foroohar
* ![TIME-lena-dunham-hillary-clinton-](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbcf69af233342dfb/698865fbcf40a80baec3ff65/lena-dunham-hillary-clinton-time.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 29, 2015  
## [Hillary Clinton Talks Student Debt and the 'Cold Shoulder' With Lena Dunham](https://time.com/4054010/hillary-clinton-lena-dunham/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Denver Nicks
* ![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3f157226d3bd0cc/69885eb98e06012786461cc7/clintonbush.jpg?branch=production&width=1080&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 11, 2015  
## [Hillary And Jeb Are In A Photoshop Battle On Twitter](https://time.com/3992526/hillary-jeb-twitter-photoshop/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Fortune  
* ![College Student Graduation Debt Loans](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35482615cd68b1f8/69876368cd68484aec097648/student-debt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 10, 2014  
## [Grad Students Face Debt Woes](https://time.com/3544912/graduate-school-loans-debt/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Jon Marcus
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Nov 7, 2014  
## [Five Best Ideas of the Day: November 7](https://time.com/3572500/five-best-ideas-of-the-day-november-7/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by The Aspen Institute
* ![Democratic Senators Discuss College Affordability](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb97e00dd3f83fe8/6986a3cc35ba6f7b26c03d9d/450111710.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Sep 17, 2014  
## [Student Debt Is Crushing the Economy, Warren Says](https://time.com/3393630/elizabeth-warren-suze-orman-2016-student-debt/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Haley Sweetland Edwards
* ![Bowie State v Duke](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt720d5ff234111a90/698697c635ba6f18ddc02998/187106529.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 16, 2014  
## ['Duke Porn Star': I Lost My Financial Aid](https://time.com/2873280/duke-porn-star-belle-knox-college-cost/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Miriam Weeks
* ![The cost of not getting a college degree is rising, new study finds](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3eeb123c961a971a/6986828b55a8593a8fa7f65b/college-employment-income.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 7, 2014  
## [Here's How Many Students Could Save $50,000 on College—But Aren't](https://time.com/52020/heres-how-many-students-could-save-50000-on-college-but-arent/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Brad Tuttle  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Mar 31, 2014  
## [These March Madness Tickets Are Going for a Tiny Fraction of What They Should](https://time.com/43965/these-march-madness-tickets-are-going-for-a-tiny-fraction-of-what-they-should/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Brad Tuttle
* ![The Free Application for Federal Student Aid \(FAFSA\) form is photographed in Frederick, Md., Jan. 26, 2014.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt69d6ae779ea37d81/6986858acd6848097e0939ad/fafsa-student-loans.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 16, 2014  
## [Student Loans Fail the Simplicity Test](https://time.com/25165/fafsa-student-loan-forms-education/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)  
by Laura M. Colarusso/The Hechinger Report

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