February 24, 2006

Report Finds Flaws in Debt Policies

By STEPHEN BURD

Government policies that are designed to help borrowers who have taken on unmanageable levels of federal student-loan debt are "well intentioned but flawed" and need to be revised, according to a report released this month.

The report, "Addressing Student Loan Repayment Burdens," is the work of the Project on Student Debt, an effort being led by Robert M. Shireman, a former senior education-policy adviser in the Clinton administration.

The project, which is being financed by the

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