Student Debt
Odessa Kelly Explains What ‘Defund the Police’ Really Means
The Tennessee organizer is running for Congress.
By Teen Vogue Staff
Two of the Main Arguments Against Student Debt Cancellation Are Wrong
No, the wealthy won’t benefit the most.
By Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Fenaba Addo
Biden Announces the Details of His Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The administration will forgive up to $10,000 in undergraduate federal student loan debt per borrower.
By Jacqui Germain
The Best Reactions to Biden Canceling Some Student Debt
“Please Joe. we ain’t made a payment in 3 years. i don’t even have my login anymore!”
By Jacqui Germain
Yuh-Line Niou Wants to Become the First Openly Autistic Congressperson
“I believe that every single issue is a disability issue.”
By Teen Vogue Staff
My Predatory Student Debt Was Canceled — Let's Do the Rest
"Everyone deserves to wake up without the burden of student debt hanging over them."
By Nathan Hornes
9 Non-Graduates on Dealing with Student Loan Debt
“It's okay that we don't have degrees. We are still worthy."
By Jacqui Germain
So Many People With Student Debt Never Graduated College
“Why am I in so much debt for nothing?”
By Jacqui Germain
Economic Disobedience: What Is It and How Does It Work?
From student debt strikes to withholding rent.
By Jacqui Germain
Ana María Archila Knows Another World Is Possible
“What gives me hope is people who continue to organize and demand what we deserve.”
By Teen Vogue Staff
For Sexual Assault Survivors, Student Loans Can Be an Insurmountable Burden
Campus assault can lead to higher student debt, and a harder time paying it off.
By Omny Miranda Martone
The Student Loan Pause Is Being Extended
But the White House did not mention anything about debt forgiveness.
By Jacqui Germain
The Fight to Cancel Student Debt Is Coming to Biden’s Doorstep
The pause on loan repayments is set to expire on May 1.
By Jacqui Germain
The Interest Rates on Student Loans Are Out of Control
“You get to the mentality — it’s like, what’s the point?”
By Jacqui Germain
If Politicians Want Our Vote, They Need to Forgive Student Debt
43 million Americans owe a total of more than $1.59 trillion.
By Maggie BellPhotography by Rosie Brock
Lack of Student Loan Relief Harms Black Women the Most
Black women have more student debt than any other demographic group.
By Aiyana Ishmael
I'm Tired of the Empty Celebrations Around Black History Month
Spare us the quotes from civil rights icons. We need action now.
By Jameelah Nasheed