by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jul 1, 2021 | 90-10, Borrower Defense, Gainful Employment
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
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...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Feb 3, 2021 | Gainful Employment
Most colleges and universities help millions of Americans earn a degree or diploma to lead to economic security and a better life. In the wake of the Great Recession, it was revealed that too many for-profit colleges – by enrolling hundreds of thousands of students –...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Feb 2, 2021 | 90-10, Borrower Defense, Gainful Employment
Fifty-three organizations working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, service members, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access write to urge Members of Congress to consider higher education proposals, including COVID-19 related aid and...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jan 22, 2020 | Gainful Employment
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...
by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 8, 2019 | Gainful Employment
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...
