Stories Related to Student Debt Hits Record 1 In 5 U.s. Households

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Growing college enrollment has stretched student debt to a record number of U.S. households, burdening young, poor.

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College student lives in 96-square-foot solar-powered house
POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint — and save money. More
Republicans to back Obama's student loan plan
House Republicans are willing to give President Barack Obama a rare win, the chairman of the Education and Workforce Committee said Thursday in outlining a deal that would let college students avoid a costly hike on their student loans. More
Spain education sector hit by strike against cuts
Thousands of students and teachers staged a strike across Spain on Thursday to protest government austerity measures and a planned new education reforms. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead
Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint
California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More

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