Survey: Democrat, Republican, Independent Voters Agree Capping Federal Student Loans for Parents and Grad Students a Necessary Step Toward Addressing Student Debt Crisis
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Monday, June 12, 2023
Today, Global Strategy Group and Center Forward released a survey of 1,000 registered voters nationwide on Americans’ attitudes on education debt .
Key Points:
- Today, Global Strategy Group and Center Forward released a survey of 1,000 registered voters nationwide on Americans’ attitudes on education debt .
- A majority of Americans also support capping the amount parents and graduate students can borrow through federal loan programs as an effective and necessary step toward addressing the student debt crisis.
- Federal Grad and Parent PLUS loans are the only federal programs that do not currently have loan caps.
- Voters believe that students and parents pay more for college and graduate programs due to the availability of unlimited federal loans and overwhelmingly agree capping federal loans for parents and graduate students will force colleges and universities to lower tuition or face declining enrollment.