The White House asserts that the price of a four-year university has tripled in the past forty years, creating a level of debt that prevents “access to the middle-class life that the college degree once provided.” President Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness announcement has sparked relief and ire, with some people saying it’s too much money, and prominent politicians like Senator Tammy Duckworth saying it doesn’t go far enough.

Reset hears reactions from Chicagoans who are having some of their debt forgiven.

Host: Sasha-Ann Simons

Producer: Lynnea Domienik, Claire Hyman

Guest: Eman Abdelhadi, Kat Murphy