It is not the job of the Department of Education to maximize profits for the government at the cost of squeezing students who are struggling to get an education.

I grew up in the Methodist church and taught Sunday school, and one of my favorite passages of scripture is, 'in as much as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.'' Matthew 25:40.

Me, I was waiting tables of 13 and married at 19. I graduated from public schools, and taught elementary school.

The credit card companies have put the loan sharks out of business.

I saw at a young age that one bad break can turn a family's financial life upside down. And it has affected everything in my life since then.

The game is rigged to work for those who already have money and power.

My parents and I were all afraid of being poor - really poor.