Aging states to college graduates: We’ll pay you to stay

From Jon Marcus / The Hechinger Report: As their workforces age, states across the United States are offering student loan repayment to incentivize college graduates to stick around. Now Maine and Vermont are the first to offer it to those with degrees in any field with very few caveats.

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Issue Areas:

Alternative Forms of Income, Inclusive Growth, Student Debt, Sustainable Development

Impact Areas:

Creating New Economic Paradigms, Equity

Actors:

Government

Communities Served:

Workers, Youth and Young Adults

Strategies:

Easing Economic Burdens for Individuals, Reallocating Government / Public Financing

Success Factors:

Providing Cash Instead Of Goods/Services, Using A Comprehensive Approach, Using Financial Incentives

Geographic Region:

North America

Countries:

United States

Date:

October 4, 2023

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