School Debt A Long-Term Burden For Many Graduates

http://www.npr.org/2011/10/21/141564239/school-debt-a-long-term-burden-for-many-graduates

With the nation's student-loan debt climbing toward $1 trillion, it's taking many young people longer than ever to pay off their loans. Two-thirds of college students now graduate with debt, owing an average of $24,000. But some borrow far more and find this debt influencing major life decisions long after graduation.