Twelve years after starting college, white men have paid off 44% of their student loan balances on average, while black men saw their balances grow by 11%, according to an analysis from Demos.

Over 100 community, civil rights, consumer, and student advocacy organizations urge House and Senate leadership to insist on student debt cancellation for all borrowers during negotiations over the next coronavirus relief package.

12 years after entering college, white men have paid off 44% of their student-loan balance on average, according to an analysis released last year by Demos, a left-leaning think tank.

It is time for colleges, states, and the federal government to prove their commitment to Black students with policy action—not just well-meaning statements and gestures.

This presentation outlines the ways that student debt both contributes to, and is a cause of, America’s historic and persistent racial wealth divide.

It’s crucial that the U.S. Congress and the Department of Education act swiftly and aggressively and provide states and institutions with much-needed support before it’s too late.

Felony disenfranchisement is one of several ways people get stripped of their power.

Bloomberg has quietly begun to roll out a series of policy proposals, and this week, it was higher education’s turn. His plan says a lot about where consensus currently is—and is not.

Demos experts weigh in on the myths and mistruths inherent in the 2020 State of the Union

Resources to make sense of the student debt crisis, the administration's Public Charge rule, the realities of our big-money political system, and more