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...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...Coalition Letter to Education Department on Education Corporation of America and Vatterott College Closures
35 organizations and advocates for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members write to the U.S. Department of Education to express concern about students impacted by the sudden closures of both Education Corporation of America (ECA) and Vatterott...Student Voices
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Just when you thought you could stop thinking about #NegReg @usedgov announces topics for table 3!
1⃣TRIO Programs
2⃣Accreditation
3⃣State Authorization
4⃣Return to Title IV
5⃣Cash Management
6⃣Third-Party Servicers
7⃣Deferments and Forbearances
8⃣Distance Education
Today, Biden admin announces its third higher ed #negreg agenda. Topics include (yet again😵💫) accreditation, state auth, and distance ed. Addt'l topics: R2T4, cash management, third-party servicers (likely addresses OPMs and bundled services), and deferments and forbearances. /1
Phew! This is a seriously ambitious agenda for a #NegReg this year. All topics that are much needed.
Accreditation and state auth alone are going to take a lot of time to work through.
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Everyone should have a path to pay down their student debt, and it shouldn’t take a criminal side hustle to do it. @TheHillOpinion #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents #CancelStudentDebt https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
While most people do not turn to crime to pay off their student loans, the demoralizing experience of making student loan payments month after month only to see the balance stay the same — or even grow — is common. 2/3 #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/3817930-interest-is-a-black-hole-thats-devouring-student-loan-payments/
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