What to Know About the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
Fact sheet on the Borrower Defense to Repayment (BD) rule. The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule offers students relief from federal loans borrowed based on fraudulent, misleading or illegal acts by their schools. Borrower defense is an established legal right for...What to Know About the Gainful Employment Rule
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...What to Know About the Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule
Fact sheet on the Borrower Defense to Repayment (BD) rule. The Borrower Defense to Repayment Rule offers students relief from federal loans borrowed based on fraudulent, misleading or illegal acts by their schools. Borrower defense is an established legal right...What to Know About the Gainful Employment Rule
Fact sheet on the Gainful Employment (GE) rule. The Higher Education Act (HEA) requires that all career education programs receiving federal student aid “prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation,” however the HEA does not define “gainful...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?...Coalition Letter to 116th Congress on the Higher Education Act Reauthorization
49 organizations working on behalf of students, consumers, veterans, service members, faculty and staff, civil rights and college access, write to urge Members of Congress to work toward a Higher Education Act (HEA) reauthorization that both offers...Coalition Letter to Education Department on Education Corporation of America and Vatterott College Closures
35 organizations and advocates for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members write to the U.S. Department of Education to express concern about students impacted by the sudden closures of both Education Corporation of America (ECA) and Vatterott...Coalition Letter on the Gainful Employment Disclosure Template
53 organizations representing and advocating for students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members submitted a joint letter to the Department of Education expressing opposition to efforts to further undermine the Gainful Employment regulation. The...Comments from 62 Organizations on the Department of Education’s 2019 Regulatory Agenda
62 organizations and advocates working on behalf of students, families, taxpayers, veterans and service members submitted joint comments that express grave concern that the Department of Education’s 2019 regulatory agenda will result in the weakening of critical...
Congratulations to @teachcardona! We are looking forward to working with the new @usedgov Secretary and his team to #protectstudents #defendstudents #defendtheGIBill.
Thank you!
Breaking News: Miguel Cardona, a career educator who drew bipartisan support for his success in reopening Connecticut’s schools, was confirmed as education secretary. https://nyti.ms/3kyuqsb
🎉 We have a new Secretary of Education! @teachcardona was just confirmed by the Senate to lead the Department of Education. We’re excited to work with you over the next four years to #DefendStudents!
@DepSecDef @DeptofDefense @POTUS @SecDef That's just a waste of goddamn money, spend that on improving education and paying teachers more. Better yet #DefendStudents and discharge student loan debt.