A New CT Law Lets Students With College Debt Get Transcripts. Some Say It Doesn’t Go Far Enough

A Connecticut law that went into effect Oct. 1 partially bars colleges and universities from withholding transcripts from students with outstanding school debt. Under the law, students with institutional debt can now get the paperwork they need to apply for certain jobs, or to the U.S. military. For some students, the new rule is a potential game changer, allowing access to more employment opportunities at a time when education expenses have already stretched their finances to the limit.