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Update | In a Second Rebuke to Department of Education, Federal Court Refuses to Relinquish Case of Corinthian Borrower
In its latest ruling on October 31, 2017, the United States District Court for the Central District of California demanded that the Department of Education respond to the allegations of Sarah Dieffenbacher, a mother of four who was defrauded by Everest, a Corinthian Campus in California.
Healey Slams Loan Forgiveness Change | Boston Herald
State Attorney General Maura Healey yesterday fired back at U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos following a report that the Trump administration may only partially forgive federal loans of students defrauded by for-profit colleges.
AP Sources: DeVos May Only Partly Forgive Some Student Loans | Associated Press
The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration's policy of erasing that debt.
Trump Policy Halts Loan Relief for Thousands of Students | The Boston Globe
Kennya Cabrera Garcia is among 65,000 student borrowers across the country who were put into financial limbo after a federal college loan forgiveness program was put on hold.
How Betsy DeVos is Quietly Erasing Obama's Education Legacy | Vox
From dropping protections for transgender students to fostering a friendlier climate for for-profit colleges, DeVos has made an immediate mark.
Feds Found Widespread Fraud at Corinthian Colleges. Why are Students Still Paying the Price? | The Washington Post
Nearly 80,000 students of defunct for-profit giant Corinthian Colleges are facing some form of debt collection, even though the U.S. Department of Education unearthed enough evidence of fraud to forgive their student loans, according to an investigation by the staff of Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.).
Hundreds protest DeVos during Harvard visit | The Boston Globe
US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was met Wednesday evening by hundreds of protesters outside Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and more than two dozen students inside standing silently, fists raised, with signs criticizing her positions on campus sexual assault and school choice.
DeVos Rejects Invitation to Meet with Former For-Profit College Students | The Washington Post
When attorneys at Harvard Law School’s Project on Predatory Student Lending learned Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was speaking at the Ivy League university Thursday evening, they saw an opportunity to connect her with the for-profit college students they serve.
DeVos Declines To Meet With Former Students Of For-Profit Colleges | Press Release
United States Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has declined an invitation to meet with former students of the predatory for-profit college industry during her visit to Harvard University, the Project on Predatory Student Lending (the “Project”) announced today.
Betsy DeVos is Coming to Boston and She is in High Demand | The Boston Globe
Betsy DeVos is coming to Boston and she’s in high demand, not just from friendly quarters. The US secretary of education and staunch school choice supporter is speaking at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government on Thursday, part of a two-day conference on charter schools and vouchers.