A federal judge is weighing higher fines for the Education Department after the federal agency disclosed that it pursued scores of additional borrowers for debt collection — violating a court order.
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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