The student debt crisis is real.  Whether it turns into the next mortgage crisis, or simply alerts us to a lack of financial literacy in young adults, the $1.0 trillion in debt should not be ignored.  We read these articles to better understand the situation at hand and to address the financial realities of college students:

The Wall Street Journal – Student-Loan Debt Tops $1 Trillion (3/22/12): http://on.wsj.com/HQgio9

The New York Times – Help for Student Borrowers (3/12/12): http://nyti.ms/HObprg 

The Atlantic – The Misunderstood Consequences of the Student Debt Crisis (3/12/12): http://bit.ly/HOeKH4 

Business Week – Student Debt is Stifling Home Sales (2/23/12): http://buswk.co/GYydch

LearnVest – By The Numbers: The Student Loan Crisis (4/11/12): http://bit.ly/HF5ypD

PolicyMic – 5 Reasons Student Debt Isn’t Going Anywhere (4/3/12): http://bit.ly/HbicP0