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A World Without Student Debt

Imagine it. A world where every student, educator, parent, and friend can dream without limits. Where a higher education only means greater possibilities. Together, we will create this world.

As children we dream without limits. We imagine ourselves as athletes, poets, doctors, and teachers. Our path flowers with seeds of possibilities.

However, for many of us, our dreams are deferred by the cycle of student debt.

Policymakers have slashed public investment in higher education, offloading the skyrocketing costs onto students. They keep us divided by race and class so that they can make backroom deals with banks and loan servicers.

The rich profit while those chasing the American dream drown in student debt.

Generations of barriers also have denied Black, brown, and Indigenous communities a fair shot at resources that would make the college dream a reality.

We can make sure students don’t have to choose between basic living expenses or their education, and that families who do attend college are not forever weighed down by a lifetime of crushing student debt. We can reimagine the road ahead.

Start by Applying for Student Debt Relief

Public Service Loan Forgiveness is here for educators, and it works! Check out our very own NEA Student Debt Navigator to get started on applying for Public Service Loan Forgiveness today. 

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The NEA Student Debt Navigator 

The Student Debt Relief Plan

We won't stop until everyone is able to learn and grow without a lifelong burden of student debt.

With more members, we have more power to create change. Join the National Education Association to access vital student debt support and to add your voice to the movement to make higher education affordable for everyone.

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Navigate Your Student Debt

By working to improve forgiveness programs, we can make sure everybody who wants to learn and grow can do so—without exceptions.
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The National Education Association (NEA), the nation's largest professional employee organization, is committed to advancing the cause of public education. NEA's 3 million members work at every level of education—from pre-school to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliate organizations in every state and in more than 14,000 communities across the United States.