Updates Kerry Leary 9/17/26 Updates Kerry Leary 9/17/26

Student Defense President Aaron Ament Testifies on Capitol Hill, Highlights Student Loan Borrower Struggles

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News Kerry Leary 3/9/26 News Kerry Leary 3/9/26

INSIDE HIGHER ED: Legal Advocacy Group Raises Concern About AI Use in Federal Student Aid

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Updates Kerry Leary 3/5/26 Updates Kerry Leary 3/5/26

Student Defense Announces Investigation Into the Trump Administration’s Use of AI To Administer Federal Student Aid Programs 

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Initiative Kerry Leary 3/5/26 Initiative Kerry Leary 3/5/26

Investigation Into The Trump Administration’s Use of AI To Administer Federal Student Aid Programs

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Updates Kerry Leary 2/26/26 Updates Kerry Leary 2/26/26

Student Defense Calls for Investigation of ED’s Failure to Release FY2025 Annual Report for Federal Student Aid

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News Fallon Moore 1/30/26 News Fallon Moore 1/30/26

INSIDE HIGHER ED: Education Dept. Rolls Back Key Accountability Measure for Corporate College Owners

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Updates Kerry Leary 1/21/26 Updates Kerry Leary 1/21/26

Student Defense Statement on the Dept. of Education’s Rollback of Signature Guidance on Federal Student Aid Program Participation Agreements

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Updates Kerry Leary 12/12/25 Updates Kerry Leary 12/12/25

Student Defense Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order to Discourage States from Regulating Artificial Intelligence

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Updates Kerry Leary 11/18/25 Updates Kerry Leary 11/18/25

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s Latest Efforts to Dismantle ED By Moving Its Offices To Other Federal Departments

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Updates Kerry Leary 11/4/25 Updates Kerry Leary 11/4/25

Lawsuit Challenges the Department of Education Over New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Rule

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News Kerry Leary 10/30/25 News Kerry Leary 10/30/25

AP: New Trump administration rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to ‘illegal’ activity

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Updates Kerry Leary 10/30/25 Updates Kerry Leary 10/30/25

Student Defense Statement on the Trump Administration’s New Public Service Loan Forgiveness Eligibility Rules

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FOIA Madeleine Saito 10/8/25 FOIA Madeleine Saito 10/8/25

Oversight of the Trump Administration’s Use of AI In Federal Student Aid Programs

Student Defense is invested in shaping the oversight of the use of AI in federal rulemaking. AI has had a tendency in the past to “hallucinate by producing false information,” including fake citations for use in legal briefs, which is why it’s important to understand how it’s being used in the rulemaking process.

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Comment Madeleine Saito 8/20/25 Comment Madeleine Saito 8/20/25

Comment to the Federal Register about the U.S. Department of Education’s Priorities Surrounding AI in Education

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Updates 7/13/25 Updates 7/13/25

Student Defense Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Trump Administration to Proceed with Mass Layoffs at the Department of Education

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Updates 6/30/25 Updates 6/30/25

Coalition moves for injunction stopping Trump administration’s actions to dismantle the Department of Education

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Case 3/27/25 Case 3/27/25

Stopping the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education

NAACP et al. v. The United States of America, et al.

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News 3/24/25 News 3/24/25

REUTERS: Advocates sue to block attempted dismantling of US Education Department

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News 3/23/25 News 3/23/25

CNN: NAACP Files Lawsuit Over Efforts to Dismantle the Department of Education

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News 3/23/25 News 3/23/25

USA TODAY: Teachers' union, school districts sue Trump admin over Education Department dismantling

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