Federal law allows students whose schools have defrauded or otherwise abused them to have their loans discharged. In 2016, the Obama Administration issued new rules to govern the process for applying for and granting borrower defense discharges, and the Trump administration is rewriting the rules now in ways that make it harder for students to get relief. A joint fact sheet from TICAS and the Century Foundation outlines the key differences between the rules.
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