by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Feb 9, 2023 | 90-10, Borrower Defense, Gainful Employment, Publications
The Protect Students and Taxpayers Coalition writes to the 118th Congress to share the coalition’s higher education priorities for 2023 and beyond. Representing students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, civil rights advocates, and researchers, the coalition of...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Aug 26, 2022 | Borrower Defense, Publications
On August 12, 2022, over a dozen organizations from the Protect Students and Taxpayers coalition and over 300 petition signers urged the U.S. Department of Education to implement a strong Borrower Defense rule to better protect students and taxpayers from fraud and...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Apr 5, 2022 | Borrower Defense, Publications
Coalition letter urging the U.S. Department of Education to promptly address issues raised by the recent California state court decision finding pervasive fraudulent abuse of federal financial aid programs by Zovio, Inc. the current and former operator of Ashford...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Oct 14, 2021 | Borrower Defense, Military / Veterans, Negotiated Rulemaking, Publications
By: Kyle Southern, TICAS and Sarah Sattelmeyer, New America Last Monday, negotiators for this fall’s Affordability and Student Loans Committee began their work on the first of two anticipated negotiated rulemakings (“neg reg”), a process through...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jul 1, 2021 | 90-10, Borrower Defense, Gainful Employment, Publications
Coalition letter from 37 groups to the Department of Education sharing its negotiated rulemaking priorities including substantial student and borrower representation among negotiators, and strengthening safeguards against predatory practices from for-profit...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Apr 21, 2021 | Borrower Defense, Career Education Accountability, Closed School, Gainful Employment, Publications
Twelve organizations working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, faculty and staff, researchers, civil rights advocates, and others concerned about predatory practices and unaffordable debt in higher education sent a letter urging Secretary Cardona to select a...