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Protect Student Borrowers in Massachusetts Now!
We are proud to have joined in 50+ organizations to write a letter in support of the establishment of a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights in Massachusetts (as outlined in H.3977 and included in...
COVID-19 Exposes Yet Another Reason Why Private Student Loans Are Too Risky
Click HERE to see full report The riskiest way to finance college is becoming the last resort for too many students. Executive Summary Private student loans are riskier than government-issued...
Why Massachusetts Needs its Own Student Loan Bill
Why Massachusetts Needs its Own Student Loan Bill of Rights Click to download this issue paper An alarming trend has emerged in which the federal government is systematically failing at overseeing...
Why We Need #ZeroDebt College
Naia M.
“The following year tuition was raised significantly and I couldn’t go back to that school. So I dropped out and went back home to community college with a 20k loan that only was getting bigger.”
Damian B
“I don’t believe the government should be allowing young adults whose brains are still developing to put themselves in a crazy amount of debt just because it is the “norm” in society.”
Kneeco H
“Being Afro-Latinx has had its oppressive obstacles long before I was born, but it says something when I have to work my ass off to get TO college and work my ass off to get THROUGH college…”
Tt K
“I was always promised that college would open doors for me, but sometimes it feels like the tolls are too high to even enter.”
Rafael S.
“Financial aid is an ongoing concern while attending school and stressful experience for low-income students who feel like they have to manage the costs of their future at such a young age without proper guidance.”