Breaking News: Congress passes milestone student aid law

Our Higher Education campaign is devoted to expanding the opportunity of a college education to all Americans and strengthening our democracy by building an enlightened citizenry. As part of the campaign, one of our primary goals is to make student loan programs more affordable and efficient.

Students are borrowing more than ever before to pay for higher education, as tuition levels continue to climb and grant aid fails to keep pace. Today, the average undergraduate borrower leaves school with nearly $20,000 worth of student loan debt. In addition, nearly one-third of all low-income students work more than 35 hours a week to help cover college costs. As federal and state grant aid diminishes, and college costs continue to rise, we must provide college loans on terms that do not take the dream of a college education and turn it into a nightmare of debt lasting far beyond the college experience.