Economy
Teachers Drowning in Debt Face U.S. Moratorium End With Dread
As educators return to classrooms for another year of pandemic disruptions, they’re also facing additional stress with roughly $105 billion of their own student debt.
Teachers returning to classrooms for another year of pandemic disruptions are facing additional stress in the U.S: overwhelming debt.
Come February, an estimated one in four of the country’s 8.1 million educators will start making payments on their roughly $105 billion in outstanding student loans again after a moratorium ends. The burden is the heaviest for young teachers and Black teachers, who take on significantly more debt than other race groups.