February 23, 2001

Unpalatable Options and a Shift in Political Tides Hobble Campaign to Restructure Loan Program

By STEPHEN BURD

Most members of a study group asked by Congress to consider ways to inject market mechanisms into the guaranteed-student-loan program have reached a similar conclusion: It may be best to leave the system alone.

"Maintain the status quo" has, of course, been the constant refrain of most of

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