Advocating for debt-free higher education

Higher education must be affordable for all. The cost of college must not continue to be a barrier to pursuing higher education, and we must increase our efforts to further ensure that resources are directed to instruction, support for our students and research.

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AFT Student Debt Clinics
The AFT Fights Back on Student Debt 
STORY: Confronting the downward spiral of higher education funding
To learn more about the AFT and American Association of University Professors’ plan for making college more affordable and accessible and for creating practical and sustainable pathways for completion, read Pillar II of “A Blueprint for Strengthening and Transforming Higher Education.”