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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
Today, NSLDN President Aaron Ament commented on the introduction of the PROTECT Students Act by Senators Dick Durbin and Maggie Hassan: "We thank Senators Durbin and Hassan for their leadership...
The National Student Legal Defense Network is aware of reports that Argosy University has failed to release millions of dollars in student loan stipends. On February 12 we filed an...
NSLDN has obtained, via a public records request, the three annual reports prepared by the Settlement Administrator in connection with the 2015 settlements between Education Management Corporation (“EDMC”) and 40...
Today the National Student Legal Defense Network filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit in Ohio to protect the interests of its clients, former students at the Illinois...
Washington, DC - The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) today called on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to allow representatives of state higher education regulators to participate in this year's...
The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) issued a statement responding to the Department of Education’s announcement that it would begin discharging the loans of students who attended schools that closed. NSLDN...
The National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) and Edelman Combs Latturner & Goodwin, LLC this week filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of students who were misled by the Dream...
Washington, D.C. - Today the National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN), on behalf of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA), filed a lawsuit demanding that the Department of Education immediately...
Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Student Legal Defense Network (NSLDN) published an outline of oversight activity that the new, Democratic-controlled House of Representatives can pursue to better protect student...