Coalition Welcomes Department of Education’s Third-Party Servicer Guidance
In a letter to the Department of Education, partners from the Protect Students and Taxpayers Coalition welcomed updated guidance from the Department regarding third-party servicer obligations. The guidance takes a crucial first step toward collecting information and...Understanding State Authorization, Reciprocity, and NC-SARA to Protect Distance Education Students
In a joint fact sheet, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS) and National Student Legal Defense Network (Student Defense) partnered to provide key facts about the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (NC-SARA) and how...Letter to the 118th Congress
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...Coalition Letter on Pell Eligibility for Students Who Are Incarcerated, Implementing 90/10 Loophole Regulations, and Regulating Institutional Changes in Ownership
On August 26, 2022, a dozen member organizations from the Protect Students and Taxpayers sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Education to express support for expanding Pell Grant eligibility to students who are incarcerated, implementing the proposed 90/10...Over a Dozen Organizations and Over 300 Signers Urge Education Department to Implement a Strong Borrower Defense Rule
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...Student Voices
The Department of Education Announces Public Hearings on Higher Education Rulemaking
@usedgov will hold public hearings Apr 11-13. https://www.ed.gov/news/press-releases/department-education-announces-public-hearings-higher-education-rulemaking #highered #negreg #edpollicy #onlinelerning #thirdpartyservicers #distanceeducation
@JStein_WaPo I would like to see him work as hard personally to either #CancelAllStudentDebt or push 4 restoration of the bankruptcy protections he was instrumental n having removed.They need some common sense. #negreg isn’t that.Lets all the wrong ppl n2 the process who don’t want it to end
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“The findings of this study are deeply alarming," said @nataliaabrams @DebtCrisisOrg. “We call on policymakers to take every step necessary to #ProtectBorrowers, including extending the payment pause and canceling debt.” #CancelStudentDebt #DefendStudents
RELEASE: #BeyondStudentDebt Report Reveals Student Loan Borrowers Struggling to Meet Basic Needs
https://studentdebtcrisis.org/release-beyond-student-debt/
“Default is a financial disaster for student loan borrowers...The Court should reject efforts to interfere with this critical relief; relief that Congress authorized and @SecCardona deemed necessary.” @KyraTaylor2022 #DefendStudents 2/2 https://www.nclc.org/defending-student-loan-cancellation/
Debt-free futures! @Dreamdefenders #DefendStudents #CancelStudentDebt #ProtectBorrowers
People's Rally for Student Debt Cancellation #CancelStudentDebt https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OyKAVojvVMGb