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For-Profit College Students are Waiting 958 Days for Loan Relief | CNN
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Elizabeth Warren Took On Obama Over Student Debt Forgiveness. How She Won Is Central To Her 2020 Campaign | BuzzFeed News
In 2015, when she found herself on Air Force One with then-president Barack Obama, Sen. Elizabeth Warren seized the chance to pressure the most powerful man in the world about an obscure part of federal tax law.
DeVos Sued by Students Seeking College Loan Relief | Detroit Free Press
Former students of predatory, for-profit colleges are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, claiming the U.S. Department of Education intentionally refused to process their applications for federal loan relief. According to the Huffington Post, DeVos halted the implementation of the Borrower Defense to Repayment regulation in June 2017, leaving the plaintiffs of the lawsuit, and many other students who were not listed, in crippling debt and without a clear path to financial recovery.
I’m Drowning In $120K Of Student Debt And I’m Suing Betsy DeVos To Make Her Fix That | HuffPost
I am drowning in more than $120,000 of student debt after being defrauded by a for-profit college, and I refuse to wait for relief from the Trump administration. That’s why I am going on the offense and suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. More than 158,000 other former students are doing the same.
At the US Education Department, Applications for Loan Forgiveness Languish | CNBC
When Morgan Marler’s 5-year-old daughter, Lilian, asks her why she doesn’t work anymore, Marler doesn’t know what to say. “I can’t explain debt to her,” Marler, 29, said. “And how I went to school and it was all for nothing.” Marler attended ITT Technical Institute, a now-shuttered for-profit school, between 2013 and 2016.
US Department of Education Violates Court Order by Illegally Collecting From Defrauded Former Corinthian Students | Statement
The US Department of Education has ignored the injunction ordered it to stop collecting on the loans of defrauded Corinthian College students who filed for borrower defense.
Lawsuit Accuses For-Profit Colleges of Deceptive Practices | Telegram
Growing up on a farm in Lunenburg, Jessica Jacobson dreamed of becoming the first in her family to go to college. She graduated from Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School in Fitchburg in 2002, and went on to get an associate degree in web design from Mount Wachusett Community College in Gardner.
Student Loan Truth: Jessica’s Art Institute Story | Blog
I’m beyond disappointed about the fact that the government isn’t doing anything to stop these schools from defrauding students in the first place. The fact that there is no protection for a vulnerable 21 year old signing a loan for the first time and being taken advantage of isn’t fair or responsible. You shouldn’t need a lawyer to be able to go to college.
PPSL Praises Warren, Clyburn Student Debt Bill, Urges Immediate Action to Cancel Debts Of For-Profit College Students | Press Release
“Student loan debt is one of the biggest challenges our country faces, threatening to hold back an entire generation. Today’s bill is a bold step to solve the unsustainable debt-financed higher education system and help the millions of students left in its wake.”
For-Profit College Students are Waiting 958 Days for Loan Relief | CNN
Morgan Marler had trouble finding a job when she graduated from ITT Tech with an associate’s degree in information technology in 2016. “I’d get an interview, but after they saw my degree was from ITT Tech — they didn’t necessarily laugh at me — but I could tell they held it against me,” Marler, 29, told CNN this week.
Nearly 900 Student-Loan Borrowers Demand Justice — ‘I Don’t Feel Like I Should Pay for an Education I Never Received’ | MarketWatch
After years working in “dead-end” jobs, Morgan Marler decided to pursue a degree that would help her start a career working with computers. In 2013, Marler enrolled at ITT Technical Institutes feeling convinced they’d help her land a job once she graduated. “They told me about the fact that they do career placement assistance for life,” she said.