Letter from 42 Organizations Urging Senator Alexander to Protect Consumers and Taxpayers
42 organizations urge Senator Lamar Alexander to include robust consumer protection of students and taxpayers in any reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Read the letterDear Colleges: Take Control of Your Online Courses
Cross-posted from Stephanie Hall and Taela Dudley, The Century Foundation As public and nonprofit colleges have sought to expand their online course offerings, a major industry has developed to help them with that task. These private, for-profit developers—including...Coalition Letter to Senators Hassan and Durbin in Support of the PROTECT Students Act
Coalition letter from 56 organizations representing and advocating for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members, faculty and staff, civil rights and consumers, expressing strong support for the PROTECT Students Act. Read the letterComments from 62 Organizations on the Department of Education’s 2019 Regulatory Agenda
62 organizations and advocates working on behalf of students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members submitted joint comments that express grave concern that the Department of Education’s 2019 regulatory agenda will result in the weakening of critical...Coalition Letter from 86 Organizations to Congress Opposing Attacks on Protections for Students and Taxpayers in the House PROSPER Act
On June 7, 2018, 86 organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access sent a letter to Congress opposing attacks on protections for students and taxpayers. They support the gainful employment...
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/