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What to Know About the Gainful Employment Rule

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 8, 2019 | Gainful Employment

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...

What to Know About the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 1, 2019 | Borrower Defense

Fact sheet on the Borrower Defense to Repayment (BD) rule. The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule offers students relief from federal loans borrowed based on fraudulent, misleading or illegal acts by their schools. Borrower defense is an established legal right...

What to Know About the Gainful Employment Rule

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 1, 2019 | Gainful Employment

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...

The Top 10 Ways that the New Borrower Defense Rule is Worse for Borrowers

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jul 26, 2018 | Borrower Defense

Federal law allows students whose schools have defrauded or otherwise abused them to have their loans discharged. In 2016, the Obama Administration issued new rules to govern the process for applying for and granting borrower defense discharges, and the Trump...

Q&A on the 90-10 Rule

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jan 25, 2016 | 90-10, Military / Veterans

Cross-posted from the Institute for College Access & Success The 90-10 Rule is a federal law barring for-profit colleges from receiving more than 90% of their revenues from Department of Education federal student aid. It is modeled on the Department of Veterans...
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#NegReg

GIBillRightsVeterans Education Success@GIBillRights·
23 Jun

Today’s @usedgov settlement is finally removing a massive weight off the shoulders of Navy veteran Nicole Wilson from Akron.

At #NegReg, she testified on how Bryant & Stratton College left her with a poor education and deep in student loan debt:

https://vetsedsuccess.org/student-veteran-submission-nicole-wilson-testimony-to-the-department-of-education/

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GIBillRightsVeterans Education Success@GIBillRights·
23 Jun

Today’s @usedgov settlement is finally removing a nearly $170K weight off the shoulders of Army #veteran Greg Engle from Orlando.

At #NegReg, he testified on how University fo Phoenix left him deep in student loan debt: https://vetsedsuccess.org/student-veteran-submission-greg-engle-testimony-to-the-department-of-education/

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GIBillRightsVeterans Education Success@GIBillRights·
23 Jun

Today’s @usedgov settlement is finally removing a major weight off the shoulders of military spouse Carolyn Hix.

During #NegReg, she testified on how Blair College left her deep in student loan debt: https://vetsedsuccess.org/student-veteran-submission-carolyn-hix-testimony-to-the-department-of-education/

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GIBillRightsVeterans Education Success@GIBillRights·
23 Jun

Today’s @usedgov settlement is finally removing a nearly $90,000 weight off the shoulders of Army #veteran Alphi Coleman from Los Angeles.

At #NegReg, she testified on how University fo Phoenix left her deep in student loan debt:

https://vetsedsuccess.org/student-veteran-submission-alphi-coleman-testimony-to-the-department-of-education/

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GIBillRightsVeterans Education Success@GIBillRights·
23 Jun

Today’s @usedgov settlement is finally removing a $50,000 weight off the shoulders of US Army veteran Jarrod Thoma from Colorado Springs.

At #NegReg, he testified on how DeVry left him with a worthless piece of paper and deep in student loan debt:

https://vetsedsuccess.org/student-veteran-submission-jarrod-thoma-testimony-to-the-department-of-education/

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#defendstudents

NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
28 Jun

Ed Department Strikes $6 Billion Settlement with Students Who Attended #4Profit Colleges http://ow.ly/hcET50JGASw via @HigherEdDive More information on how to #DefendStudents against predatory colleges http://ow.ly/jQC050JGASy

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
23 Jun

Education Department Won't Hold For-Profit College Executives Personally Accountable http://ow.ly/kXfQ50JCVQX via @TheProspect #4profit #highered More on how to #defendstudents against predatory institutions https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
21 Jun

Opinion: Student Loans Forgiven, But Failed Colleges Should Pay http://ow.ly/NQeH50JCVG8 via @Bloomberg #4profit #highered More on how to #defendstudents https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
7 Jun

Statement of Vice-President Kamala Harris on Corinthian Student Loan Forgiveness http://ow.ly/Smu050JpvR7 via @WhiteHouse The result of many years of advocacy--still more to do. More on how to #defendstudents against predatory practices: https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #4profit #highered

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6 Jun

ICYMI: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Broad Debt Relief for Victims of Former #4Profit Corinthian Colleges http://ow.ly/CqXC50JpuZ5 via @DaHalperin More on how to #defendstudents against predatory recruitment: https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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