Fresa V. Straw | Contributing writer We don’t need student debt forgiveness. The fact that this is even on the table is completely far-fetched and unsustainable for all long term. As students, we are making the choice to get a higher education and inherently accepting accumulative debt. We have better options like work-study programs, scholarships […]
Jacqueline Flores | Staff writer President Biden’s loan forgiveness plan is the relief that millions of Americans need as debt burdens individuals and families across the nation. Students can finally take a breather as we get closer to fixing the student debt crisis. The $1.75 trillion student loan debt is a large burden on many […]
Christopher Downs/Contributing Writer As of 2016, an estimated forty-four million Americans have acquired student debt. In terms of student debt wages over the last 25 years, students who are seeking bachelor degrees that borrowed for college have increased from 1.6 percent to about 163.8 percent, according to Education Department data analyst Mark Kantrovitz, a financial […]
Image by Michael Fleshman via Flickr The Beacon Editorial Staff opinion@fiusm.com For a country that prides itself in giving everyone an equal opportunity to succeed, there hasn’t been much done recently by our government to make this a reality. However with the introduction of President Obama’s plan to offer free community college throughout the nation, there […]
