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We Deserve More Than 10% Justice - Sammia’s Student Loan Truth | Blog
Decades after being scammed by the for-profit school, Sammia Pratt is still fighting to get full loan cancellation. Her borrower defense application was recently granted, but the Department of Education discharged only 10 percent of her loan. She represents thousands of others in her situation as the lead plaintiff in Pratt v. DeVos.
Scam Websites, Promising COVID-19 Advice, Steer Students to Predatory Colleges | Blog
This article is the first in a new series, produced with Republic Report — COVID College Cons. Together, we're working to expose the predatory tactics that for-profit colleges are using right now to scam students in the midst of an economic and public health crisis.
Overturning the 2019 Borrower Defense Rule and What It Means for Borrowers | Blog
A rare bipartisan vote gives President Trump a chance to act in the interest of student borrowers.
My Student Loan Truth: Brandon Hurshman and Melissa Arroyo's Art Institute Story | Blog
Brandon and Melissa just wanted an education. Instead, what they got from the Art Institute was a lot of unfulfilled promises and a heavy burden of fraudulent debt. In fact, the engaged couple says the only positive thing that came out of that school was finding each other.
My Student Loan Truth: Shaun's Art Institute Story | Blog
Secretary DeVos’s new Borrower Defense rules will gut important protections for students cheated by for-profit colleges. The rules would impose near-impossible standards for defrauded students seeking their rights to loan cancellation, a process that the Department has already made incredibly difficult for students like Shaun Joyce.
Dear Presidential Candidates: Yes, You Can Cancel All Student Debt on Day One | Blog
With the presidential primaries now in full swing, the issue of the nation’s whopping $1.5 trillion in student loan debt – and whether to cancel it – has become a popular topic, highlighting a growing consensus that the current system of debt-financed higher education is broken.
My Student Loan Truth: Jared’s South University Story | Blog
When the Dream Center chain collapsed, thousands of students were left stranded and scammed of education. Jared Russell was one of them.