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Alma Adams: “Student debt is a problem for all young people but particularly for low-income students who are predominantly people of…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 2019
Student debt is a problem for all young people but particularly for low-income students who are predominantly people of color.
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Alma Adams
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Alma Adams highlights the disproportionate effect of student debt on low-income students of color.

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