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College Freshmen Face Growing Debt

A survey conducted by researchers at UCLA finds that this year's college freshmen are working more -- and taking on more debt -- than those in years past. NPR's Elaine Korry reports.

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Elaine Korry is an NPR contributor based in San Francisco. From August 2004-June 2007 she worked as an NPR senior reporter covering social policy for NPR, with a focus on education, and on the lives of the nation's most vulnerable citizens — the homeless, those living in poverty, working in low wage positions, and trying to find their way to a more stable life.