Working to advance students' rights to educational opportunity and to ensure that higher education provides a launching point for economic mobility.

July 29

We convinced 6 federal appellate judges that Betsy DeVos was wrong. Today would be a good day for @usedgov @SecCardona & @FSACOO @RichCordray to repeal her Notice of Interpretation that tries to immunize student loan servicing companies from state laws & oversight. https://t.co/JvaVrbmNMJ

July 28

@DataProgress The hearing news comes as @DaniDougPost reported recent court filings by @usedgov and @SecCardona. "One single mother of three was told her 15-year-old son could get a job and she could fight harder for child support to free up money to pay her loans."https://t.co/m45QhknXvW

July 27

Polling released by @DataProgress this week shows that 61 percent of the public supports treating student loans the same as other debts in bankruptcy proceedings. https://t.co/FgtQmPCDNF

July 27

We are excited for @SenatorDurbin to explore how Congress can fix this and how many administrative solutions to help student borrowers are already available to @usedgov, as we outlined in our recent essay with @PamelaFoohey. https://t.co/Vd3JfSLNsT

July 27

The hearing will come on the heels of our “Missing Billion” report highlighting how @usedgov continues to challenge discharges to students in need during the pandemic, while allowing colleges and for profit companies off the hook for over $1 billion. https://t.co/PS6oKjdo3Y

July 27

BREAKING: ⁦@SenatorDurbin⁩ announces that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold an Aug. 3 hearing on student loans in bankruptcy. Oversight into ⁦@usedgov⁩ contesting undue hardship claims by distressed borrowers during the pandemic. https://t.co/jZaPjbqupU

July 26

We are proud to represent the brave students at La James Int’l College who are fighting back against a company that has taken advantage of students for too long. https://t.co/LPr0dVKi8N

July 26

We’ve seen far too many for-profit cosmetology schools promise students a better life only to leave them worse off than where they started. https://t.co/ZhYya2UlPU

July 26

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July 26

Our new poll results with @DataProgress and @BoldProgressive show the public overwhelmingly supports restoring the Gainful Employment Rule, treating student loans in bankruptcy like other debts and extending the freeze on student loan payments. https://t.co/VlNtpA9AdK

July 26

RETWEET IF YOU AGREE: The United States Department of Education still believes that states cannot prohibit student loan servicing companies from lying to borrowers. It is time for change. Now. cc: @SecCardona @RichCordray @POTUS @WHCOS @SenWarren @JoshShapiroPA