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New York’s Trend Towards Indentured Servitude

Friday March 2nd, 2018Saturday March 12th, 2022 Aaron Segal 2 Comments NY Issues

Indenturing Our Children Student Loans Indenture Our Children; Governor Cuomo Becomes a Feudal Lord Over New York’s Student Serfs By Dan Smith Stories about young people saddled with loads of school debts are everywhere today. With almost $1.5 trillion of outstanding student loan debt, more than 44 million Americans have student loan debt. That means […]

The Price of Free College: How Excelsior Pushes Education Costs Ever Upward

Wednesday November 22nd, 2017Saturday March 12th, 2022 Breanna Zimmer 1 Comment Education

It’s understandable why many people get enthusiastic over the idea of free college. In New York state, college students in 2016 graduated with an average $30,346 of loan debt, so undoubtedly the opportunity to avoid paying tuition out of pocket sounds like an attractive plan. But is “free” college, like the New York Excelsior Scholarship, really […]