@FeliciaMello addresses the question in her deep-dive on an issue that affects millions in our state — about a tenth of the $1.5 trillion in U.S. student loan debt is held by Californians. bit.ly/2QJEUWF
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Then-Gov. Ronald Reagan said the state should not “subsidize intellectual curiosity.” bit.ly/2QFjN7V
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First of all, the student population is more ethnically diverse than ever, so some of the assumptions policymakers have made in the past no longer apply.
Second, more than 1/3 of California students are over the age of 25. bit.ly/2ESfP77
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