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...
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...
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...
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...
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...