Updated 10:57 PM | Oct. 28, 2015Republican Presidential Debate: Live CoverageBy FiveThirtyEightFiled under 2016 Election Andrew Flowers 10:00 pm John Kasich was asked what he’d do about rising student loan debt, and so was Jeb Bush. The levels of education debt are indeed exploding: The median amount for 18- to 33-year olds was more than $15,000 in 2013, up from about $6,000 in 1990. × The best of FiveThirtyEight, delivered to you. Thanks for subscribing!You should receive a confirmation in your inbox shortly. Error: {{data}}. Email Address Morning Distribution (Daily) Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight. Top Stories Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top stories last week. Politics Newsletter (Weekly) FiveThirtyEight’s top politics stories last week. Popular Stories How Bad Could A Government Default Get? Over 100 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Passed In The Last Five Years — Half Of Them This Year The Rise, Fall And Potential Resurrection Of Ron DeSantis