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Court Orders Education Department to End Delay in Ruling on Loan Discharge | Inside Higher Ed
A federal district court judge last week ordered the Department of Education to rule within 90 days on an application for loan relief by a former Corinthian Colleges student. The application has been pending for more than two years.
18 States Sue Betsy DeVos Over Student Loan Protections | The New York Times
Democratic attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the Education Department and its secretary, Betsy DeVos, challenging the department’s move last month to freeze new rules for erasing the federal loan debt of student borrowers who were cheated by colleges that acted fraudulently.
Fighting Back Against For-Profit Universities | Boston Globe
When Stephano Del Rose enrolled in the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, he had bold dreams of a future in Web design and filmmaking. Lured by promises of cutting-edge digital equipment, internships, and industry connections, Del Rose, now 25, quickly signed on. But his enrollment contract instead led to a world of broken promises, heavy debt, and limited legal options.
In EDMC Sale, Ties to For-Profit Education to Face Scrutiny | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Last year, an “extremely enthusiastic” charitable nonprofit foundation based in India approached Education Management Corp. with an offer.
Law School Group Sues Federal Government | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard Law School’s Project on Predatory Student Lending has sued the federal government in an effort to access documents from the Education Management Corporation, an operator of for-profit colleges that settled a case with the U.S. Department of Justice in November 2015.
Fear of the Future: DREAMers and Trump's Immigration Guidance | Politico
The two immigration guidance memos released by the Trump administration on Tuesday give federal officials the latitude to potentially deport millions of immigrants, but the crackdown left in place an Obama-era policy that protects undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children.
Harvard Law Project Sues Justice Department Over For-Profit Schools Data | Pittsburgh Business Times
A clinic at Harvard Law School is suing the U.S. Department of Justice for withholding documents that may help students of for-profit colleges get federal education loans canceled, and it stems from a 2015 settlement between the DOJ and Pittsburgh-based Education Management Corp., according to the Washington Post.
Harvard Law Clinic Sues DOJ Over For-Profit College Case Files | The Washington Post
The Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard Law School is suing the Justice Department for withholding documents that could help for-profit college students get their federal education loans canceled.
Neg Reg Gets Real | Politico
A negotiated rulemaking committee reconvenes today to continue hammering out defense against repayment regulations, but borrower advocates are already fuming at the new proposed language put forth by Education Department officials ahead of today’s session.
School's Out | Breaking Views
Former students have filed a $7.3 billion class-action lawsuit asking to be named creditors in the school’s liquidation, which could open the door to federal debt forgiveness.