Student loans threaten a generation with 'debtors' prison,' some say

Paul Barton:

Kourtnee Brooks, a 21-year-old Middle Tennessee State University student, welcomes the help that federal student loans provide, but also fears them.

"Without the loans, I wouldn't be able to attend school," said the nursing student.

But then she added, "I know I am borrowing too much."

Brooks, a junior from Jackson, has been borrowing about $5,000 a year, which she combines with federal grants, some scholarship funds and money she earns working as a waitress three times a week, to make ends meet.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at October 28, 2012 2:59 AM
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