Refinancing student debt

Minnesota ranks fifth in the nation for student debt, and fourth for its proportion of students shouldering college debt loads.

Larry Pogemiller, commissioner of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, spoke with MPR News reporter Marianne Combs about refinancing debts for Minnesotan students, and Maggie Thompson looked at policies of educational institutions.

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