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Education Department Scraps DeVos Loan Relief Standard (1) | Bloomberg Government
The Biden administration will scrap standards issued by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that granted only partial loan forgiveness to defrauded student borrowers.
Cardona Scraps DeVos Policy, Will Fully Cancel Debt of Many Students Defrauded by Colleges | Washington Post
About 72,000 people will have their federal loans fully canceled after Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on Thursday scrapped a plan to give partial debt relief to students defrauded by their colleges, ending a controversial policy instituted by his predecessor Betsy DeVos.
Statement on Education Department Rescinding Partial Relief Policy | Press Release
Today, the Department of Education rescinded its second partial relief policy. Its first was enjoined by a federal court in Calvillo Manriquez v. DeVos. This second policy has been challenged in Pratt v. DeVos. This policy was layered on top of the harmful 2019 borrower defense rules, and its repeal does not affect those rules.
Education Dept. Begins Rolling Back Trump-Era Policies On Defrauded Students | NPR
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is scrapping a controversial formula, championed by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, that granted only partial student loan relief to borrowers who were defrauded by private, for-profit colleges.
72,000 Borrowers Will Get $1 Billion In Student Loan Forgiveness - Do You Qualify? | Forbes
The U.S. Department of Education announced on Thursday that tens of thousands of student loan borrowers who were defrauded by their schools will receive student loan forgiveness that could total $1 billion.
Dear Secretary Cardona: Cancel For-Profit College Debt Now | Blog
The government has a legal obligation to cancel the debts of our clients, students defrauded by predatory for-profit colleges, and they cannot afford to wait any longer. That’s why we wrote a letter to President Biden’s recently confirmed Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, outlining his authority and obligation to take three immediate actions to finally provide justice for students who were harmed by this industry.
Project Urges Secretary Cardona to Cancel Debts of For-Profit College Students Immediately | Press Release
The Project is asks newly-confirmed United States Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to cancel the debts of hundreds of thousands of former for-profit college students under his existing authority immediately.
Student Loan Truth: Blake’s Art Institute Story | Blog
After personal loss made him take another look at his life, Blake Baron decided to invest in his future and pursue a degree in graphic design at the Art Institute. But he quickly realized that the time he invested in the program and the money he was spending wasn’t worth the terrible education he was getting. Even after leaving the school without a degree, he still owes over $30,000 in federal loans.
Impactful, Human, Rooted In People: How Advocates Work with the Media to Get Client Stories Told | Blog
The Project on Predatory Student Lending joined a panel discussion to take a deeper look into how advocates can work with the media to get their stories in front of the public.
Biden Administration Backs DeVos in Fight Over Testifying About Loan Forgiveness | Politico
The Biden administration is backing former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos as she tries to avoid having to testify in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s lengthy delays and sweeping denials of student loan forgiveness claims.