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As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track

As defaults on student loans surge, millions are trying to get their lives back on track
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Life after college did not go as Ashley Dreahn planned. After starting out as a teacher, she went back to school — and took out more loans — in hopes of landing a higher-paying job in the chemical processing industry. It never materialized, and then came Hurricane Harvey, a job loss and a car bre...

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