Student Loan Debt: From Educational Opportunity to Generational Grievance: The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater.

Student Loan Debt: From Educational Opportunity to Generational Grievance: The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater.

James Kvaal served as under secretary at the U.S. Department of Education from September 2021 to January 2025. @JamesKvaal on Twitter; @kvaal.bsky.social on Blue Sky.

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