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Former Art Institute Students Demand Justice At Their Old Campus | ThinkProgress
Students who say they were preyed on by for-profit college companies that gave them a “worthless” education and didn’t prepare them for the workforce are hoping to push these schools to shut down for good.
Feds Propose Rules that Would Make it Easier for Students to Sue Their Schools | Market Watch
Students who believe they’ve been duped by their schools will now have an easier path to sue them if proposed rules released by the Department of Education Monday take effect.
These Controversial Student Contracts May Soon Be Banned | Market Watch
Annemarie Morgan and Tiffany Dever figured a certificate in ultrasound would be a ticket to a career in a field that was “blowing up.”
Court Revives Suit Against U.S. Over Fraudulent Student Loans | New York Law Journal
Former beauty school students may pursue claims that the U.S. Department of Education defied federal law by collecting student loans it knew may have been obtained fraudulently, a federal appeals court determined.
Obama Administration Tussles With Students Over Debt Relief | Bloomberg
This week the Obama administration put forward a plan that could fundamentally alter the way the government confronts claims of fraud by student debtors.
Defrauded Students Demand Loan Forgiveness on ‘Snake Oil Educations’ | The Fiscal Times
This week marks the one-year anniversary of the debt strike initiated by 15 former students at Corinthian, a predatory chain of for-profit colleges that lied about job placement to lure borrowers.
The Government Paves the Way for Students to File Class-Action Lawsuits | Market Watch
The U.S. government wants to make it easier for student loan borrowers to sue their colleges when they believe they’ve been wronged.
Senators: Education Dept Should Cut Off Aid to Colleges That Deny Students Their Day in Court | Huffington Post
Today, nine Senators, led by Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), called on the U.S. Department of Education to cut off federal student aid to colleges and universities that bar their students from going to court to pursue claims against their schools.
Federal Judge Upholds Some Regulations on For-Profit Schools, Strikes Down Others | Inside Higher Ed
A federal judge in Massachusetts this week issued a mixed ruling in a case challenging tougher regulations on for-profit colleges enacted by that state’s attorney general.
This Parent Trap Involves $71 Billion of Federal Education Debt | Bloomberg
The U.S. government is sitting on a growing pile of debt backed by little more than parental love.