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
@DrAngelaD @ewarren Interesting but not at all surprising most the resistance coming out against #CancelAllStudentDebt is from ppl associated w/ educational institutions. After attending #negreg it was apparent schools r the largest lobby & benefit most from predation via predatory loans.
Biden Admin is also considering excluding grad students from new #IDR plan it is creating. Many on #negreg cmte raised same concerns I just did. Hopefully, ED takes these arguments into consideration before IDR plan is finalized. /6
We urged lawmakers at the #NegReg to reconsider changes to the 90/10 rule that would restrict #Veteran education choices. We were glad to see others, including @AUSNTweets, @EANGUS72, MCF, @ncoausa, and @SOAAorg express similar concerns.
https://veteranseducationproject.org/2022/04/26/vso-transparency-rule-making/
I hope this means the Prison Education Program NPRM is coming out soon. #negreg #PellYes
ED intends to fully implement legislative changes to allow eligible students in college-in-prison programs to access Federal Pell Grants beginning on July 1, 2023. [4/5]
“The Department (@usedgov) should issue more group discharges in short order to ensure that no defrauded borrower enters repayment on debt that shouldn’t exist in the first place.” #DefendStudents #4profit 3/3 https://www.nclc.org/media-center/advocates-applaud-ed-approval-of-238m-discharge-for-marinello-school-of-beauty-borrowers.html