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The history of student loan debt shows how noble programs and soaring tuition have often left too many students underwater. Fortunately, there are ways to fix the problem. by James Kvaal June 18, 2025 ...

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In 2023, the Supreme Court blocked that effort, which called for forgiving up to $10,000 ‒ or in some cases, up to $20,000 ‒ of federal student loan debt for individual borrowers.

In 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court blocked that effort, which called for forgiving up to $10,000 — or in some cases, up to $20,000 — of federal student loan debt for individual borrowers.

Jana Heartwood owes more than $40,000 in student loan debt. She says when payments resumed last year, she was not notified and is now struggling to get answers from her loan servicer.

The average student loan debt is highest in Maryland. The average borrower has $43,867 in student loan debt in Maryland, for a total outstanding of $37.05 billion across 844,600 borrowers.