Students Seek More Sanctions Against Secretary DeVos Following Disclosure of Tripled Illegal Loan Collections
The Project on Predatory Student Lending BOSTON– Former Corinthian Colleges students are asking a court to increase the monetary penalty against the Department of Education in light of the Department’s disclosure that it collected from nearly triple the...How Much Education Are Students Getting for Their Tuition Dollar?
Cross-posted from Stephanie Hall, The Century Foundation With frequent media reports about highly paid presidents and expensive college sports programs, observers have good reason to wonder: Are these colleges putting sufficient resources into educating students?...Comments from 41 Organizations to Secretary DeVos Opposing the Gutting or Weakening of Regulations that Protect Students and Taxpayers
41 organizations representing students, consumers, veterans, service members, college faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access professionals submitted public comments to Education Secretary DeVos urging the Department of Education to place the interests of...Administration Asks Public for Input on Regulations to Roll Back
On June 21, 2017, the Education Department signaled its intent to repeal, replace, or modify other regulations that may protect students and taxpayers.Coalition Letter to President Obama on Education Department Complaint Tracking System
Coalition letter to President Obama from 56 organizations and advocates working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, servicemembers, faculty and staff, civil rights, and college access on the Department of Education’s complaints tracking system.
This ruling means no more #BorrowerDefense applications will be rejected by @BetsyDeVosED--a major win for defrauded student borrowers.
Victory is sweet. #DefendStudents https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamminsky/2020/11/24/in-victory-for-borrowers-devos-agrees-to-stop-mass-denials-of-loan-forgiveness-applications/?fbclid=IwAR2ySrVUalIWE31RWRaTi5PKtq4xuevL9ogzNr1YAtk4OW_BroIkK4Da3iU
“I’m very concerned about a switch being flipped on January 1st. Even if it's turned off weeks later … are we going to see this whole host of problems all over again?” said Persis Yu @NCLC4consumers. 2/2 #ProtectBorrowers #DefendStudents #COVID19 #4profit https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2020/11/23/defaulted-student-loans-collections-coroanvirus-aid/