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On the Record: With a faltering economy and potential loan crisis, should students use education to better prepare them for the job market?

By EMILY CHU
By RAMSEY UGARTE

September 18, 2011 – Moody’s Analytics has warned that student loans may be the next financial bubble to burst. Students in 2011 graduated with an average of around $27,000 in debt, and the cost of tuition has inflated faster than all goods, health care, housing and energy prices. Do these facts warrant major concerns for economic disaster? And if so, what can students do to prevent a student loan crisis while still being able to pay for school? [6:44]

Published September 17, 2011
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