Student Debt Conversation Guide

College students leave school with more debt today than any previous generation. With the increasing costs of both public and private colleges and universities, loans have become increasingly common as a way to finance education. Average loan debt has increased by 25 percent between 2008 and 2014. Given these difficulties and the availability of more and more online education, people have begun questioning the value of a traditional college education. Recent attempts to provide free tuition for qualified students have left many questioning the resulting costs to taxpayers. So what is the right balance? What might be done?