Questions about making college affordable for a wide swath of students remain perennially—and stubbornly—unanswered.

"It's disheartening," said a woman who's been paying college debt for about 30 years and was approved for the Biden federal student loan forgiveness program — which is now held up.

Students at St. Paul College said they are working more hours, taking fewer classes and requesting emergency funding in order to stay afloat.

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