Actress Jane Lynch talked about her role in a new PSA aimed at
helping kids and their parents deal with the rising cost of
college during an appearance on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex
Wagner Tuesday. Lynch explained how her own nieces and nephews
are struggling to pay back student loans while at the same time
trying to search for jobs to help pay their debt.   Wagner and
Lynch discussed the billions of dollars crippling students and
recent college graduates, and noted that “student loan is the
biggest source of American debt after mortgages.” A recent
Sallie Mae study, “How America Pays for College 2012,” showed
that 69% of families eliminated the option of college because of
cost.  "It’s almost as if we’re dumbing ourselves down," Lynch
said about the partisan fight over education. "A college
education is a terrific opportunity for a child to bloom and
grow."  Yet, across the country, states are seeing major cuts to
funding in higher education. In California, the two public
systems of higher education endured cuts