The Debt Trap, 9781501199479
Paperback
Student loans: A gold mine that buried a generation in debt.

The Debt Trap

how student loans became a national catastrophe

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    9 August 2022

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Summary

The Debt Trap: How Student Loans Became a National Crisis

AN NPR AND NEW YORK POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR

From acclaimed Wall Street Journal reporter Josh Mitchell, the “devastating account” (The Wall Street Journal) of student debt in America.

In 1981, a new executive at Sallie Mae took home the company’s financial documents to review. “You’ve got to be shitting me,” he later told the company’s CEO. “This place is a gold mi…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781501199479
ISBN-10:1501199471
Series:A Study of Education and Economics
Author:Josh Mitchell
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Imprint:Simon & Schuster
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:9 August 2022
Weight:331g
Dimensions:213mm x 141mm x 16mm
About The Author

Josh Mitchell

Josh Mitchell is a reporter in the Washington bureau of The Wall Street Journal, writing about the economy and higher education. In 2016, the Education Writers Association named him the nation’s top education beat reporter among large publications, calling his reporting “unique, comprehensive, illuminating, and a must-read for policymakers, prospective and current college students, and their parents.” He lives and works in Washington, DC.

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