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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Student Loans: Does Public Money Need Private Administration?

    The big news on Sunday was House passage of healthcare reform and the so-called " reconciliation " bill that now goes to the Senate. Hardly noticed was that "reconciliation" also included the biggest change in the student loan program since 1965.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The big news on Sunday was House passage of healthcare reform and the so-called "reconciliation" bill that now goes to the Senate. Hardly noticed was that "reconciliation" also included the biggest change in the student loan program since 1965.

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    Student Loans, Campaign Spending and Unemployment
    1. 0:00Student Loans: Does Public Money Need Private Administration?You’re reading this
    2. 26:39UCLA Forecast Predicts Slow Job Growth through 2012
    3. 33:56Meg Whitman Shatters Spending Records
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Seth Stern

      Legal Analyst, CQ Politics

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      Lauren Asher

      President, Institute for College Access and Success

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      Brett Lief

      President, National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Student Loans, Campaign Spending and Unemployment
    1. 0:00Student Loans: Does Public Money Need Private Administration?You’re reading this
    2. 26:39UCLA Forecast Predicts Slow Job Growth through 2012
    3. 33:56Meg Whitman Shatters Spending Records
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