Fishkind Commentaries: Student Loan Debt Crisis Highlights Need for Reform
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
By: Tom Parkinson

May 15, 2012 | WMFE - The graduation celebrations are winding down now and thousands of new college grads are entering the workforce. This year's crop of grads is facing an uncertain job market and many are leaving school with tens of thousands of dollars worth of student loan debt.

Student loan debt has topped a trillion dollars nationwide and has eclipsed American’s collective credit card debt.
I asked economic analyst Hank Fishkind how the rising educational debt load is impacting Central Florida’s economy.