Education Department’s Demise Would Hit Black Student Borrowers Hardest

Not only do Black borrowers owe a disproportionate amount of the national student loan debt, but compared with their white counterparts, they also are more likely to struggle to pay back their loans. Roughly 44 million Americans have student loan debt. Many are worried about what President Donald Trump’s assault on the U.S. Department of Education, which oversees a $1.7…

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