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FILE - In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. Thereâs no single policy or action that will alleviate Americaâs $1.74 trillion student loan debt crisis while simultaneously preventing students from taking on unaffordable amounts of future debt. Higher education financing experts are divided on the exact combination of solutions, but all agree it will require a multipronged approach. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
May 26, 2021 - 10:35 AM
The possibility of federal student loan forgiveness grabs all the headlines. But experts say no single policy â not even wiping the slate clean for millions of borrowers â solves the root causes of the nationâs $1.74 trillion student loan debt crisis.