After a three-year pause prompted by the pandemic, the clock on student loan repayments suddenly started ticking again in September 2023, and forbearance ended last September. For millions of borrowers like Shauntee Russell, the resumption of payments marked a harsh return to financial reality.   Russell, a single mother of three from Chicago, had received $127,000 […] The post OPINION: The resumption of student loan payments means students will need new policies — and our help  appeared first on The Hechinger Report.