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2020 race brings free college back to the national stage

Aída Chávez
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“This is a problem that has not gone away but has gotten worse in many communities."

“This is a problem that has not gone away but has gotten worse in many communities,” said Mark Huelsman, associate director of policy and research for Demos, a liberal think tank. “It’s enough of a problem that people expect some action on it, and they expect some plan for how to get there.”

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"Black student debtors "are 16 percent more likely to be in default or seriously delinquent than white student debtors; Latino borrowers are 8 percent more likely."

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“This stuff is hard and necessary to untangle… [but] we should actually start over.”

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