Civil Rights Principles for Student Loan Cancellation

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has released "Civil Rights Principles for Student Loan Debt Cancellation."

The principles are:

• Debt cancellation must extend to all student loan borrowers.
• Debt cancellation must not be limited based on the sector of institution attended.
• The debt-cancellation process must be easy and accessible.
• Debt cancellation must not have negative credit implications.
• Debt cancellation should be paired with policies to increase meaningful access and affordability in our higher education system.