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Burr And Foxx Say Dept. Of Ed Is Rushing Rules To Help Student Loan Borrowers

Burr And Foxx Say Dept. Of Ed Is Rushing Rules To Help Student Loan Borrowers

Forbes Edward Conroy July 19, 2022 Last week, the Department of Education (ED) officially published draft regulations designed to increase protections for borrowers and make it easier for them to access loan discharges in certain situations. ED is accepting public comments on the proposals for 30 days (until August 12). Representative Virginia […]

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Gap Between Online and In-Person Learning Narrows

Gap Between Online and In-Person Learning Narrows

Inside Higher Ed Susan D’Agostino July 13, 2022 Since the start of the pandemic, law school faculty members have gained proficiency in online teaching best practices and students have gained appreciation for hybrid and online learning options. When the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, one takeaway may be […]

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Study: Cosmetology Schools Yield Poor Student Outcomes

Study: Cosmetology Schools Yield Poor Student Outcomes

Inside Higher Ed Meghan Brink July 15,2022 A new study from the Century Foundation released Thursday found that graduates from cosmetology schools are making near poverty-level wages, and that almost half of the colleges in the industry—42 percent—would fail under the Education Department’s proposed gainful-employment rule. The study found that cosmetologists earn an […]

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For-Profits Seek to Intervene in Federal Borrower-Defense Settlement

For-Profits Seek to Intervene in Federal Borrower-Defense Settlement

Inside Higher Ed  Meghan Brink July 15, 2022 The motion could delay the discharges of $6 billion in student debt arranged by the recent settlement by the Department of Education in Sweet v. Cardona. A major for-profit lobbying organization filed a motion Wednesday to intervene in a lawsuit that was recently settled by […]

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Biden Buries the Lede on Student Loan Forgiveness

Biden Buries the Lede on Student Loan Forgiveness

Committee on Education & Labor  July 12, 2022 Today, House Education and Labor Committee Republican Leader Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Republican Leader Richard Burr (R-NC) sent a letter to Education Department Secretary Miguel Cardona following the Department’s release of its 750-page Notice of Proposed Rule […]

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Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program.

Federal Register  July 13, 2022 AGENCY: Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: This notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) covers student loans and affordability issues. This rulemaking specifically discusses issues involving loans under the William D. Ford Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, the Federal […]

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