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.Student Voices
Our Captain, Matthew Feehan, joins multi-award-winning broadcast journalist, @KevinPriceLive, to discuss Education Department’s stacked deck during Negotiated Rulemaking for Higher Education 2021-22 #negreg (click for audio) #studentveterans #ProtectGIBill #VetRegs #highered
Education Department’s Unholy Alliance With Registered Lobbyists http://dlvr.it/SXcyXg
Our comments reiterate many of the points that we submitted in a Legal Memorandum to @usedgov via #NegReg last spring.
Now is the time for @usedgov to truly protect both students and taxpayers.
https://www.defendstudents.org/news/body/NSLDN_paper_Legal-Memorandum_FINAL.pdf
@barkowitz @bethanylilly @YuPersis I know there were loads put forward but I'm still holding onto hope for a simple shorter time to forgiveness for more than what was included in the EO. #negreg #Optimist
Student Enrollment Declines at Colleges Placed on Probation https://theconversation.com/student-enrollment-falls-at-colleges-and-universities-that-are-placed-on-probation-188710 via @ConversationUS @tophb The question of accrediting agency oversight is a critical element of student protections against fraud https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #DefendStudents
@studentlegalnet Do not vote Red or you can kiss that dream goodbye. Joe and Bernie, Liz and the others want to #DefendStudents
Debt cancellation “opens the opportunity to rethink the system,” said @KyraTaylor2022. In the immediate, that means other forms of relief.
Further out, we should be thinking about free college. @TheProspect #CancelStudentDebt #DefendStudents https://prospect.org/podcasts/hurdles-to-student-debt-relief/