PRESENTATION de la Salle College, Bagenalstown has qualified for the all-Ireland Schools Debating Finals for the second time in four years. This is the first…
The most recent study from the Institute for College Access and Success found Connecticut ranks number three when it comes to the amount of loans students take on after graduating from a four-year university.
With a total of 56 percent of Connecticut college graduates leaving school with debt, some state leaders are now urging action.
Attorney General William Tong joined more than a dozen states calling on Congress to wipe out up to $50,000 in federal student debt.
“It’s a burden, it’s a huge burden on Connecticut families,” Tong said. “This arms race comes at a huge cost and it comes at the cost of tuition that many kids in Connecticut, including me when I was a student, can’t afford.”