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How to Stop Schools That Prey on Veterans

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Mar 30, 2021 | Military / Veterans

Under Betsy DeVos, the Education Department sold out to predatory for-profit colleges. It’s welcome news that Washington is taking steps to protect students.Read the editorial

Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Dec 9, 2020 | Uncategorized

When Betsy DeVos took the job as the nation’s chief educator, she probably never imagined that a pandemic would strike, requiring her to exert actual leadership in extremely difficult circumstances. It’s a role for which she is utterly unqualified. From the time of...

Editorial: Why is it so hard for Betsy DeVos to provide debt relief and loan forgiveness to students?

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Jan 2, 2020 | Borrower Defense

Among those who have had to wait too long for debt relief are more than 200,000 students who say they were tricked into taking valueless courses at for-profit college chains such as the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute and Corinthian Colleges. DeVos’ own staff...

Editorial: Protect Veterans From Fraud

by Protect Students and Taxpayers | Dec 31, 2019 | Military / Veterans

The New York Times Congress invited predatory for-profit colleges to defraud military veterans when it wrote a loophole into the rules governing federal education aid. The loophole, added to the Higher Education Act in 1998, encouraged the schools to take the...

Betsy DeVos sides with predatory for-profit colleges over America’s students

by | Mar 11, 2019 | Career Education Accountability

The future of the nation’s economy and the ability of its citizens to earn a decent living increasingly depend on having an educated population, with more people getting at least some college education after high school. Despite that, the Trump administration is...
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    The New York Times
    March 30, 2021
  • Goodbye to Betsy DeVos, who survived by accomplishing almost nothing
    The Los Angeles Times
    December 9, 2020
  • Why is it so hard for Betsy DeVos to provide debt relief and loan forgiveness to students?
    The Los Angeles Times
    January 2, 2020

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#NegReg

nancyconneelyNancy Conneely@nancyconneely·
19 May

I’m excited to dive into this book by ⁦@rebeccanatow⁩ (especially since we are in the thick of so many higher ed #negreg processes at the moment).

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nancyconneelyNancy Conneely@nancyconneely·
30 Apr

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

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VetsEduProjectVeterans Education Project@VetsEduProject·
26 Apr

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/

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BradleyDeanCBradley Custer@BradleyDeanC·
26 Apr

I hope this means the Prison Education Program NPRM is coming out soon. #negreg #PellYes

U.S. Department of Education@usedgov

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]

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VetRegsMatthew Feehan@VetRegs·
21 Apr

Veterans and Higher Ed | Education Department’s Unholy Alliance with Registered Lobbyists | Why some Federal Agencies Bar Lobbyists from Serving on Committees #negreg https://feehanconsulting.substack.com/p/education-departments-unholy-alliance?r=19j9rp&utm_medium=ios

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#defendstudents

NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
4 May

.@SenatorDurbin Calls on Illinois School Counselors to Raise the Alarm on Predatory Colleges http://ow.ly/C9JT50IYcXN #DefendStudents See letter to educators here: https://bit.ly/38MdE6Q @IACAC

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
3 May

Many Certificate Programs Don't Pay Off, But Colleges Want to Keep Offering Them Anyway http://ow.ly/QGpO50IXQmG via @hechingerreport More on protecting students from predatory institutions: https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #defendstudents #highered

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NCLC4consumersNCLC@NCLC4consumers·
28 Apr

“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

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
19 Apr

Lawsuit Charges For-Profit University Preyed on Black and Female Students http://ow.ly/6J8i50IIFPo via @nytimes The effort to #defendstudents against predatory recruitment is non-stop. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi #4profit #highered

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NACACWonkNACAC Wonk@NACACWonk·
15 Apr

State AGs Urge Debt Relief for Defrauded Students https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/03/18/argosy-federal-student-loans/ via @washingtonpost More on this an other efforts to #defendstudents against predatory institutions: https://bit.ly/3yxBkEi

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