Over a Dozen Organizations and Over 300 Signers Urge Education Department to Implement a Strong Borrower Defense Rule
On August 12, 2022, over a dozen organizations from the Protect Students and Taxpayers coalition and over 300 petition signers urged the U.S. Department of Education to implement a strong Borrower Defense rule to better protect students and taxpayers from fraud and...Coalition Letter Urging ED to Ensure Ban on Incentive Compensation is Being Followed by Colleges and OPMs
A coalition letter to Secretary Cardona urging the Department of Education to ensure that the ban on incentive compensation is being followed as it relates to colleges’ contracts with companies known as online program managers (OPMs). Read the...Coalition Letter Urging Congress to Support the Levin Amendment to the America COMPETES Act
Coalition letter from a broad group of organizations working on behalf of students, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights advocates, researchers, and others concerned about career education programs urging Congress to support the Levin Amendment to the America...Protect Students and Taxpayers Coalition Letter on NACIQI Reviews and Processes
Coalition letter to the U.S. Department of Education and the members of the National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) provides recommendations to improve the review process for accreditors. Read the letterStudent Voices
Naturally we will be following #NegReg closely and providing analysis, information, memes, and snack and drink recommendations as needed. Make sure you follow to stay up to date.
Just when you thought you could stop thinking about #NegReg @usedgov announces topics for table 3!
1⃣TRIO Programs
2⃣Accreditation
3⃣State Authorization
4⃣Return to Title IV
5⃣Cash Management
6⃣Third-Party Servicers
7⃣Deferments and Forbearances
8⃣Distance Education
Today, Biden admin announces its third higher ed #negreg agenda. Topics include (yet again😵💫) accreditation, state auth, and distance ed. Addt'l topics: R2T4, cash management, third-party servicers (likely addresses OPMs and bundled services), and deferments and forbearances. /1
Phew! This is a seriously ambitious agenda for a #NegReg this year. All topics that are much needed.
Accreditation and state auth alone are going to take a lot of time to work through.
Agency Rule List - Fall 2022 by https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain?operation=OPERATION_GET_AGENCY_RULE_LIST¤tPub=true&agencyCode=&showStage=active&agencyCd=1800&csrf_token=4057C3172F1EBE6E8ABA0CB826C3F36E151621FCE81D1FD8473A038ADBB0FA9CB77EE343439A98690D7701BC2079C499FC54
Everyone should have a path to pay down their student debt, and it shouldn’t take a criminal side hustle to do it. @TheHillOpinion #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents #CancelStudentDebt https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
While most people do not turn to crime to pay off their student loans, the demoralizing experience of making student loan payments month after month only to see the balance stay the same — or even grow — is common. 2/3 #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
Starting now, 3:30 p.m. join us along with
@HerbinJaylon @EScoopStirgus @VanMcCray for a student loan discussion about President Joe Biden's student loan debt relief plan, the court challenges and its impact on past and current borrowers. #DefendStudents https://live.ajc.com/studentloandebtreliefdilemma