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Update | Project on Predatory Student Lending Sues Federal Government For Withholding For-Profit College Corporation’s Recruitment Records
On February 14, the Project on Predatory Student Lending of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit, challenging the government’s refusal to provide documents shedding light on for-profit college giant Education Management Corporation (EDMC)’s recruitment practices.
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.
Update | January 30th ITT Bankruptcy Hearing
On Monday, January 30, the judge in ITT’s bankruptcy granted former ITT students’ request that they be recognized as having filed a group claim despite the trustee’s objection, and recognized the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School as students’ counsel for this initial stage of their case.
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.
Nearly 4,500 American Career Institute Students Are Receiving $30 Million in Debt Relief | Mass Live
Almost 4,500 Massachusetts students who attended the for-profit American Career Institute are set to receive $30 million in debt relief from the U.S. Department of Education.
New Student Lawsuit Details ITT Tech Scam | Huffington Post
Former students from across the country today filed a blockbuster lawsuit against the collapsed for-profit college giant ITT Tech.
Forging a Path to Debt Cancellation for Former ITT Tech Students | Harvard Law
On Jan. 3, the Project on Predatory Student Lending of the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School filed a 7.3 billion dollar class action lawsuit in the bankruptcy proceedings of ITT Tech, one of the country’s largest for-profit college chains, on behalf of a proposed class of hundreds of thousands of former ITT Tech students in all 37 states in which the now defunct college had operated.