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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.

