No More Corinthians: Why Students Need a Strong Borrower Defense Rule
Most colleges and universities help millions of Americans earn a degree or diploma to lead to economic security and a better life. In the wake of the Great Recession, it was revealed that too many for-profit colleges – by enrolling hundreds of thousands of students –...Why Students Need a Strong Gainful Employment Rule
Most colleges and universities help millions of Americans earn a degree or diploma to lead to economic security and a better life. In the wake of the Great Recession, it was revealed that too many for-profit colleges – by enrolling hundreds of thousands of students –...Top 10 Ways the New Borrower Defense Rule is Worse for Borrowers
Federal law allows students whose schools have defrauded or cheated them to have their loans discharged. Prior to 2016, there were few details in law or regulation about how borrowers could seek discharges or the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) process for...What to Know About the Gainful Employment Rule
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...
Something needs to change drastically, says @FosseyRichard @ULLafayette, who has called on Congress to abolish the Parent PLUS program. "There are ways to go to school without putting parents in debt and people need to figure it out." #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents
(COVER STORY...and one thing you should absolutely read today) Parent loans are 'fraught with peril' as default rates hit 30, 40 percent at many colleges https://bit.ly/3kLQQIz