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...
What does the #CARESAct means for #studentloan borrowers? About 9 M borrowers have at least 1 loan not covered; those w/ private loans are mostly out of luck. #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents READ our blog for more: https://www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org/what-the-cares-act-means-for-repayment-of-federal-student-loans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+studentloanborrowerassistance%2FyPwH+%28Student+Loan+Borrower+Assistance%29
What does the #CARESAct means for #studentloan borrowers? About 9 M borrowers have at least 1 loan not covered; those w/ private loans are mostly out of luck. #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents READ our blog for more: https://www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org/what-the-cares-act-means-for-repayment-of-federal-student-loans/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+studentloanborrowerassistance%2FyPwH+%28Student+Loan+Borrower+Assistance%29
Thank you @RepRichardNeal @BobbyScott @RonWyden @PattyMurray @RepLindaSanchez for urging @BetsyDeVosED @usedgov to return all amounts garnished from the federal tax refunds of student loan borrowers since Jan. 27, 2020. #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents https://waysandmeans.house.gov/sites/democrats.waysandmeans.house.gov/files/documents/2020.3.27%20DeVos%20Letter%20FINAL.pdf
We are proud to #DefendStudents with @studentlegalnet https://twitter.com/hechingerreport/status/1243614771976515591
Class-action lawsuit accuses a for-profit cosmetology college of withholding student financial aid. New from @merkolodner and @sarahbutro:
https://hechingerreport.org/it-almost-broke-us-lawsuit-accuses-for-profit-cosmetology-college-of-withholding-student-financial-aid/
This case was pressing when we first started working on it, but now with employment disruptions due to the national health emergency, it's even more critical to protect students looking for better careers from predatory colleges and bad actors. #DefendStudents https://twitter.com/hechingerreport/status/1243614771976515591
Class-action lawsuit accuses a for-profit cosmetology college of withholding student financial aid. New from @merkolodner and @sarahbutro:
https://hechingerreport.org/it-almost-broke-us-lawsuit-accuses-for-profit-cosmetology-college-of-withholding-student-financial-aid/