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Student Debt
To Cancel Student Debt, You Don’t Need Congress
All of the 2020 candidates should commit to using executive action to bring immediate relief to student borrowers.
Congressional Oversight Claimed Important Victories in 2019. Here Are the Top 5.
Betsy DeVos, Jamie Dimon, Elliott Abrams and Donald Trump were all held to account this year.
Betsy DeVos’s Vision for an Indebted Future? A Robotic Student Loan Chatbot
Automating financial aid with dystopian chatbots and streamlined websites will not solve the student debt crisis.
Betsy DeVos Forced Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges to Repay Loans
DeVos overruled findings calling for full debt relief. Now she wants to gut the debt relief program entirely.
DeVos Accused of Scheming to Stop Next President From Canceling Student Debt
The plan involves turning the Federal Student Aid office into a new and supposedly independent federal agency.
Betsy DeVos Held in Contempt of Court for Predatory Loan-Collecting Practices
The Education Department was fined $100,000 for violating an order to stop collecting payments from defrauded students.
Betsy DeVos Is Abandoning Students Seeking Loan Forgiveness
Only 1 percent of public service workers are getting their student loan forgiveness applications approved.
The Key to a Sustainable Economy Is 5,000 Years Old
In ancient Mesopotamia, writing off debts worked brilliantly well for two millennia.
DeVos Blasted for Student Debt Relief Rule Change That Hurts Defrauded Borrowers
The change would create additional obstacles for students seeking loan forgiveness from predatory for-profit colleges.
Democrats’ National Service Plans Put a Price on Debt Forgiveness
Service plans promote the idea that only rich Americans are entitled to a debt-free higher education.