Student Debt

Why We Must Cancel Student Debt

January 4, 2021 Economic Issues, Student Debt

Sam is an eighth grade American History teacher in semi-rural Ohio. He’s great at it. He dresses up as Abe Lincoln to deliver the Gettysburg Address, and his “Best Beards of the Civil War” competition has students discussing important names and dates on their lunch breaks. Each day, Sam’s passion for history overcomes teenage apathy and anxiety and replaces them

California Attorney General files lawsuit against Navient for deceiving student loan borrowers

June 29, 2018 Student Debt

We applaud California Attorney General Xavier Becerra for taking necessary action against Navient, the nation’s largest student loan servicing company. Today’s lawsuit highlights a long list of Navient’s predatory business practices which were solely designed to increase profits at the expense of students and borrowers. Attorney General Becerra’s lawsuit accuses Navient of illegal behavior, including: Steering vulnerable borrowers toward more

Six Years After Student Loan Debt Surpassed $1 Trillion, Non-Profits Host Webinars to Help Borrowers

April 24, 2018 Student Debt

On 1T Day, Student Debt Crisis and Higher Ed, Not Debt partner up to lead a day-long series of webinars to help student loan borrowers Washington, D.C.— Tomorrow, April 25, 2018, marks six years since student loan debt hit $1 trillion. To commemorate this anniversary, Student Debt Crisis and Higher Ed, Not Debt will partner up to lead a series

The Student Debt Crisis and How WE Fix It!

February 21, 2018 Student Debt

THE OVERALL CRISIS If you are reading this, you probably have student debt, are impacted by student debt, or know someone whose life is worse off because of it. Americans are facing a student debt crisis that has reached epic proportions. Millions of people need a reprieve from the heavy burden of their debt. Instead, many leaders in Washington are