Whoops! Department of Education Makes $300 Billion Accounting Mistake on Student Loans

Whoops! Department of Education Makes $300 Billion Accounting Mistake on Student Loans
Activists rally outside the White House to call on President Joe Biden to cancel student loan debt on July 27, 2022. It turns out student loans cost taxpayers much more than the Government Accountability Office estimated. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
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What’s $300 billion between friends?

Lindsey Burke
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Lindsey M. Burke is director of The Heritage Foundation’s Center for Education Policy and Mark A. Kolokotrones fellow in education.
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