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How debt forces you away from your values

I want to use my education to help my community but the only jobs that pay enough to cover my student loans are in corporations.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Educational debt transforms learning from liberation into obligation, forcing graduates to serve markets rather than communities.

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