Young brunette woman over grunge grey wall wearing graduate uniform holding dollars with angry face, negative sign showing dislike with thumbs down, rejection concept

Young brunette woman over grunge grey wall wearing graduate uniform holding dollars with angry face, negative sign showing dislike with thumbs down, rejection concept

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Student Debt Is Failing Millions. Apprenticeships Offer a Better Way.

The U.S. student debt crisis—now affecting more than 42 million borrowers owing over $1.6 trillion—has exposed the limits of a system that too often leaves graduates struggling to repay loans that didn’t translate into stable, well-paying jobs, prompting growing calls to expand apprenticeship programs that allow people to earn while they learn and build direct pathways into in-demand careers without taking on crushing debt.