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    Student Loans: You've Got Questions, We've Got Answers

    Is trade school the ticket? Does the middle class have the worst debt woes? Listeners weigh in with burning student loan questions.
    by Anya Kamenetz Apr 23, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Scott Olson

    With student debt at a staggering $1.3 trillion, many families are facing a huge financial dilemma: their final springtime decisions about college enrollment and acceptance. The NPR Ed team teamed up with Weekend Edition to answer some listener questions about debt and degrees.

    Waiting on the numbers

    Marcy, from Union City, N.J. has twin girls going off to college in September.

    "My question is: Why is it that universities and colleges wait so long to

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