Reducing Harm from Sudden College Closures
Cross-posted from Yan Cao, The Century Foundation When colleges shut down in orderly ways and with adequate advance public notice, the closures do not usually make the news or blow up on social media. Sudden closures, however, such as the ones we have seen at...AFT v. DeVos
Student Defense Student Defense filed a landmark federal lawsuit on behalf the American Federation of Teachers, the California Federation of Teachers, and individual members, targeting the Trump administration’s illegal repeal of protections for students at for-profit...House slaps down DeVos policy on student debt
Cross-posted from American Federation of Teachers In a significant win in the battle to protect student loan borrowers, the House of Representatives voted Jan. 16 to strike down a federal rule restricting student debt cancellation for students who were deceived by...Student Advocates Announce Closed School Discharges for Over 30,000 Student Borrowers
The Project on Predatory Student Lending, Student Defense, Housing and Economic Rights Advocates WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense and the Project on Predatory Student Lending issued statements today responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s confirmation...
Thank you @IlhanMN for your tireless work to #DefendStudents.
👉👉👉👉#CancelStudentDebt👈👈👈👈 https://joinaya.com/campaign/cancelstudentdebt/
Betsy DeVos is STILL illegally seizing borrowers’ wages that they need to put food on the table and keep a roof over their head.
Enough is enough. Cancel every penny of student debt NOW.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2020/07/08/devos-to-court-were-still-seizing-borrowers-wages-violating-the-cares-act/#46c8679d9827
This pandemic may be setting the stage for a for-profit college resurgence. Our fight to #DefendStudents, with the help of partners like @TICAS_org, goes on.
https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-as-coronavirus-speeds-colleges-move-online-what-happens-to-oversight/
The woman who taught me basically everything I know about debt-financed #highered did a really cool thing — I’m so pumped to see @JoeBiden & @SenSanders’ unity task force build on so many of those important lessons! #defendstudents #college4all
Proud to have been part of the @JoeBiden @BernieSanders education unity task force. This collaborative & positive process gave me hope, it was a privilege to work with such a brilliant group! https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/democratic-task-forces-send-biden-progressive-policy-roadmap-n1233198
