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Trump Policy Halts Loan Relief for Thousands of Students | The Boston Globe
Kennya Cabrera Garcia is among 65,000 student borrowers across the country who were put into financial limbo after a federal college loan forgiveness program was put on hold.
How Betsy DeVos is Quietly Erasing Obama's Education Legacy | Vox
From dropping protections for transgender students to fostering a friendlier climate for for-profit colleges, DeVos has made an immediate mark.
Feds Found Widespread Fraud at Corinthian Colleges. Why are Students Still Paying the Price? | The Washington Post
Nearly 80,000 students of defunct for-profit giant Corinthian Colleges are facing some form of debt collection, even though the U.S. Department of Education unearthed enough evidence of fraud to forgive their student loans, according to an investigation by the staff of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
Hundreds protest DeVos during Harvard visit | The Boston Globe
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was met Wednesday evening by hundreds of protesters outside Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and more than two dozen students inside standing silently, fists raised, with signs criticizing her positions on campus sexual assault and school choice.
DeVos Rejects Invitation to Meet with Former For-Profit College Students | The Washington Post
When attorneys at Harvard Law School’s Project on Predatory Student Lending learned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was speaking at the Ivy League university Thursday evening, they saw an opportunity to connect her with the for-profit college students they serve.
Betsy DeVos is Coming to Boston and She is in High Demand | The Boston Globe
Betsy DeVos is coming to Boston and she’s in high demand, not just from friendly quarters. The US secretary of education and staunch school choice supporter is speaking at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, part of a two-day conference on charter schools and vouchers.
These Students are Suing Their For-Profit School | Vice
For-profit colleges and universities have received increased scrutiny in recent years for their part in helping to drive up the level of U.S. student debt, which now tops $1.3 trillion, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
Big Holdup for Borrowers Claiming For-Profit College Fraud | Associated Press
Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press.
Lawsuits Accuse Feds of Illegally Delaying Obama-Era Student Loan Rules | MarketWatch
Students who have been cheated by their schools are suffering thanks to the Department of Education’s delay in implementing Obama-era regulations aimed at making students whole when they’ve been misled by their schools, a pair of lawsuits filed Thursday by 19 attorneys general and two former for-profit college students claim.
18 States, Consumer Groups Sue DeVos Over Delay of Student Loan Protections | Politico
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia filed suit against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday over her delay of regulations meant to protect federal student loan borrowers defrauded by their schools.