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Trump's Making Student Loan Debt Great Again | The Weekly Assignment with Randi Weingarten
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August 10, 2026
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47:25Now PlayingStudent loan debt was already crushing millions of Americans. Apparently the Trump administration looked at that situation and thought: what if we made it worse?
AFT President Randi Weingarten says new student loan repayment changes could cost borrowers an average of roughly $4,000 more per year. One teacher she cites saw her monthly payment jump from $57 to $815. Yes. Per month.
And while teachers, firefighters and other public servants struggle with debt, the Trump administration is offering student loan forgiveness as a recruiting incentive for ICE agents.
So is this just another badly managed government program—or is something bigger happening to public education?
Susan J. Demas and Sam Osterhout welcome Randi Weingarten to break down Trump’s student loan changes, the assault on public schools and higher education, why authoritarians fear teaching kids how to think, and what happens when AI and robots start replacing human connection in the classroom.
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