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Late last year, President Joe Biden once again

 extended the pandemic pause on federal student loan payments

And just last week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it would expand the number of borrowers who are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. That means that $6 billion of student loans will be canceled under the program.

reignited the debate on what to do about student loans

owe $1.7 trillion in federal and private loans

. Some advocates and lawmakers are calling for Biden to forgive $50,000 per person, and others are advocating that student loans be forgiven altogether. 

We listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had in January 2022 with two researchers about the debate on student loan debt and whether canceling debt is the best way to address the student debt crisis. 

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We listen back to a conversation MPR News host Angela Davis had in January 2022 with two researchers about the debate on student loan debt and whether canceling debt is the best way to address the student debt crisis. 


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