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Biden’s New IDR Plan: A Game of Pin the Tab on the Taxpayer

Biden’s New IDR Plan: A Game of Pin the Tab on the Taxpayer

Committee on Education & The Workforce July 19, 2023 In late June, the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s illegal student loan “forgiveness” scheme – and gave his administration a swift kick in the ribs. Hours after the decision was handed down, the President emerged at a podium in the […]

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Biden’s Backup for Student Loan Relief Likely to Take a Year

Biden’s Backup for Student Loan Relief Likely to Take a Year

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 19, 2023 Negotiations over loan forgiveness will spotlight the Education Department’s complicated process to enact new rules—and are likely to frustrate borrowers in the process. Nearly a year after President Biden first pledged to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans per borrower and less […]

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Cal State Releases Full Title IX Review

Cal State Releases Full Title IX Review

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox July 16, 2023 The law firm Cozen O’Connor released its full external review of California State University’s Title IX and Discrimination, Retaliation and Harassment (DHR) procedures yesterday, recommending a slew of reporting and adjudication changes that it estimates will cost the system about $25 million a year. The […]

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Biden-Harris Administration Releases State-By-State Data on $39 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for 804,000 Borrowers as a Result of Fixes to Income-Driven Repayment Plans

Biden-Harris Administration Releases State-By-State Data on $39 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for 804,000 Borrowers as a Result of Fixes to Income-Driven Repayment Plans

U.S. Department of Education July 18, 2023 Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov Last week, the Department of Education began notifying impacted borrowers they were eligible for automatic loan relief    The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released state-by-state data on the number of borrowers who are eligible for automatic loan relief […]

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D2L Adds AI-Based Plagiarism Detection to Learning Platform

D2L Adds AI-Based Plagiarism Detection to Learning Platform

Campus Technology David Nagel July 17, 2023 D2L has partnered with Copyleaks to integrate AI-based plagiarism detection into its D2L Brightspace learning platform. Copyleaks technology is designed to “identify potential plagiarism and paraphrasing across 100 languages, uncover AI-generated content, verify authenticity and ownership, and empower error-free writing,” according to information released by the companies. […]

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$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

$39 Billion in Student Loan Relief for 804,000 People

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott July 17, 2023 The debt discharge is the result of an effort to give borrowers credit for more payments and rectify failings in the student loan system. More than 804,000 borrowers will have their student loans forgiven in the next month following moves by the […]

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