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Matt Krupnick
Freelance ReporterMatt Krupnick is a freelance journalist who has written about higher education since 2004. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian, Newsweek and other publications.
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While California is a relatively low-debt state, more than 500,000 students are delinquent or in default