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Wisconsin group wants to turn student borrowers into activists by PBS NewsHour

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Wisconsin group wants to turn student borrowers into activists

by PBS NewsHour

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Length 7 minutes

Language English

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Summary

Through the recession, college tuition skyrocketed at public universities to make up for flagging state funding. Some students who borrowed to keep up with rising costs face crushing debt repayments. Hari Sreenivasan travelled to Wisconsin to report on one group hoping to turn the state's student borrowers into a powerful voting bloc.

Politics & Economy Education Nonfiction