Tuition and debt keep rising. Grads from non-elite schools face a weak market.

Between 2004 and 2010, the number of seniors with student loan debt quadrupled.

The difference between income inequality and wealth inequality is key.

President Barack Obama will be talking student debt on Tumblr.

The president wants more people to be eligible for income-based repayment plans

People age 60 and older owe more than $36 billion in student loans. Tess discusses the latest debt bubble with Marketplace Education correspondent Amy Scott.

We have a 529 plan and also the option to take out a subsidized Stafford loan. Does it make sense to take out the loan and leave the 529 money alone, then pay off the Stafford loan after graduation? (I'm thinking that the 529 would still collect interest for a few more years, while there is now interest on the loan for a few more years.) Thank you! Gabrielle, St, Paul, MN