Department Agrees to Extend Window for Closed School Discharges in Response to Student Defense Litigation over DeVos’s Illegal Support of Failing For-Profit Schools WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense announced another victory...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense and Democracy Forward released statements today responding to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) withdrawing its application for recognition by the Council for...
The American Federation of Teachers and Student Defense sued over the Trump administration’s illegal repeal of protections for students at for-profit and career college programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense, the Project on Predatory Student Lending, and Housing and Economic Rights Advocates issued statements today responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s confirmation that it had...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense issued a statement today applauding the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury’s January 15, 2020 determination that discharges provided under the borrower defense...
A federal court ruled Monday that Student Defense’s lawsuit against the Dream Center Foundation can continue, an important development that sets the stage for discovery and potential relief for students...
Washington, D.C. - Student Defense, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing students’ rights to educational opportunity, released a statement responding to Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business filing...
More than 1,500 Students to Receive Relief in Reversal by the U.S. Department of Education WASHINGTON, DC — Student Defense announced today that over 1,500 students represented in the class-action...
Former students of the Illinois Institute of Art and the Art Institute of Colorado sued Secretary Betsy DeVos and the US Department of Education, for illegally propping up the two...
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Student Defense announced the launch of its Quality Assurance Initiative and the publication of three new reports on how accreditors can better protect student borrowers.
Student Defense President Aaron Ament issued the following statement responding to the Department of Education’s rollback of the 2016 Borrower Defense regulation: “Secretary DeVos continues to be more focused on collecting...
Student Defense and the Harkin Institute for Public Policy & Citizen Engagement at Drake University hosted a special screening of the award-winning documentary Fail State.
An Illinois borrower sued Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education, for unlawfully denying him a loan discharge after his school closed while he was on leave...
The U.S. Department of Education agreed to discharge approximately $63,000 of student loan debt owed by Christine Gold, who was defrauded by the predatory Court Reporting Institute in Seattle.
Student Defense, in partnership with the American Federation of Teachers, formally requested a public hearing on Secretary DeVos's proposed weakening of accountability standards for accreditors.
Chief Counsel Dan Zibel, along with former Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, penned an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune about how states can hold loan servicers accountable for harming students.
NSLDN issued a statement responding to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos's rescission of the Gainful Employment rule.
The National Student Legal Defense Network issued a statement after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that student loan servicers can be held accountable under state consumer protection laws....
Washington D.C.— Today, two former students of Virginia College, represented by the National Student Legal Defense Network and Democracy Forward, filed a class action against Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department...
WASHINGTON, DC - The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of student borrowers who have been subjected to illegal debt collections by...
The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) and American Oversight filed a lawsuit in federal court today, demanding that the U.S. Department of Education produce documents related to the Trump...
A federal court ruled Friday that Secretary Betsy DeVos and the U.S. Department of Education broke the law by refusing to implement regulations designed to protect students enrolled in online...
In November 2018, the National Student Legal Defense Network, on behalf of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), filed a lawsuit demanding that Secretary DeVos and the Department of Education...
Education Trust President and former U.S Education Secretary John B. King Jr. and NSLDN President Aaron Ament outline must-have student protections ahead of HEA negotiations