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Thousands of students who say they were scammed by their schools applied for debt relief — they’re still waiting | MarketWatch
Applications for debt relief from students who say they’ve been scammed by their schools have been languishing at the Department of Education. That’s according to data from the agency requested and published late last week by the office of Senator Patty Murray, the ranking Democrat on the Senate’s Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee, which oversees the Department.
Update | The Department of Education Is Still Trying to Take Students’ Tax Refunds
For years, the Department of Education has acted more like a collection agency than an agency operated for the benefit of students.
Trump Rollbacks Leave More Than 100,000 People Waiting on Student Loan Relief | CNN
It's been five months since a federal court ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to give defrauded student loan borrowers relief, but more than 100,000 people are still waiting to hear whether their debt will be canceled.
Judges Keep Slapping Down Poor Betsy DeVos! | Wonkette
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is terrible at her job. Her objectives and overall mission are evil, but if it's any consolation she can't effectively implement them. After buying her Cabinet position at Sotheby's, DeVos has spent the past two years trying to roll back Obama-era policies designed to protect and actually educate students. Unfortunately for her evil schemes, federal courts keep smacking down her slimy efforts. It's getting embarrassing.
Update | ITT Bankruptcy Settlement Does More for Cheated Students Than DeVos
When the final order of the ITT bankruptcy settlement became effective this month, the court approved cancellation of every dollar of student debt held by the for-profit college and allowed the students’ $1.5 billion claim as unsecured creditors.
DeVos Strikes Out — In Court | Politico
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ attempts to swiftly roll back major Obama-era policies at her agency are hitting a roadblock: federal courts. Judges have rebuffed DeVos’ attempts to change Obama policies dealing with everything from student loan forgiveness to mandatory arbitration agreements to racial disparities in special education programs.
Update | Despite Court Order in its Favor, the Project on Predatory Student Lending Continues to Wait for DOJ to Produce Documents
Nearly three years after submitting its original Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) request, the Project on Predatory Student Lending is still waiting for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to fulfill its legal obligations to produce documents that Education Management Corporation produced to it in a federal whistleblower lawsuit.
“Now is a Time for More Scrutiny, Not Less” | Press Release
It’s important to remember that the Department did not choose to implement the critical Borrower Defense protections; these actions are required as a result of students’ court victory in the Bauer case.
Argosy University Closing Leaves Students Scrambling | Consumer Affairs
Another for-profit college has shut its doors, leaving many of its students with no degree and lots of debt. Argosy University, which operated brick-and-mortar campuses in Virginia, California, Illinois, Florida, Arizona, and other states had to turn out the lights after the U.S. Department of Education expelled it from the federal financial aid program.