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For the first time last year, student loan debt outpaced credit card debt, and according to the New York Times, is likely to top a trillion dollars this year! This comes at a time when state budgets are being slashed, tuition is going up, and Pell Grants are in the middle of a budget debate on Capitol Hill. Ana Kasparian, host of The Young Turks, TYT University discusses what students are saying about this.

Professor Sir Paul Callaghan is making an appeal to Kiwi expatriates to pay back their student loans to help New Zealand reduce its debt burden which will help with the rebuilding of Christchurch.

Low-interest student loans are dependent upon a good credit score, the state of the economy and interest rate levels, whether it is a variable or fixed loan and where the loan is coming from. Find lower-interest loans, raising credit scores and having a cosigner to help, with financial advice from a guidance counselor in this free video on student loans. Expert: Cheri Ashwood Contact: www.wearehdtv.com Bio: Cheri Ashwood has a bachelor’s degree in psychology and education, and has been a guidance counselor for nearly a decade. Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz

Today more students are taking on larger amounts of federally-backed loans to pay for a higher education than ever before. That’s why it’s imperative that policymakers and other stakeholders know how these rising debt levels affect students after they leave school. On March 17, 2011, the Institute of Higher Education Policy released a policy paper, Delinquency: The Untold Story of Student Loan Borrowing, that examines student loan debt using data from five of the nation’s largest federal student loan guaranty agencies. These new data provide detailed information on how 1.8 million student borrowers manage their federally-backed student loans. To mark the release of this paper, Jason Delisle, Director of the New America Foundation’s Federal Education Budget Project, moderated a panel of experts including Alisa Cunningham Director of Research & Evaluation at the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Justin Draeger, President and CEO at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Deanne Loonin, Attorney at the National Consumer Law Center, and Dr. Laura Perna, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, who discussed the findings in the report and the greater issue of increasing levels of student loan debt.