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Colleges are using federal stimulus money to clear students' past-due debts – an economist answers five questions

  • Written by William Chittenden, Presidential Fellow, Texas State University
imageTrinity Washington University in Washington, D.C. is one of several colleges using federal money to clear their students' debt. Astrid Riecken For The Washington Post via Getty Images

Editor’s note: A growing number of colleges and universities across the country are using money from the American Rescue Plan to clear their current and...

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