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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

"This student loan case fits the definition of insanity": Bankruptcy judge grants 56-year-old Kansan partial relief from his student-loan debt

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 In Goodvin v. Educational Credit Management Corporation , Judge Dale Somers, a Kansas bankruptcy judge, began his opinion with these words...
Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Sweet v. DeVos: A federal judge calls Education Department's Borrow-Defense process "Kafkaesque"

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In 2019, a group of student-loan debtors filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.  Clai...
Monday, March 15, 2021

All Sales Final! No Refunds! Students lose lawsuit for tuition reimbursement against four Rhode Island universities that closed their campuses during COVID pandemic

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Almost exactly one year ago, American higher education shut down in response to the COVID pandemic.  All across the United States, universit...
Friday, March 12, 2021

A little good news: COVID Relief Act includes tax relief for student debtors whose loans are forgiven

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  A little good news. The COVID relief bill that Congress passed a few days ago includes  modest tax relief  for student debtors whose colle...
Tuesday, March 9, 2021

You can't get there from here: Millions of student borrowers are in Income-driven repayment plans but only 32 got debt relief

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 Everyone knows the story about the hapless motorist who gets lost in rural Maine. When he finds a farmer and asks for directions, the farme...
Sunday, March 7, 2021

"Becker College on the Brink of Closure": Small, private colleges are sliding toward oblivion

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As reported in Inside Higher Ed , Becker College is on the brink of closure. Located in Worchester, Massachusetts (no garden spot), Becker...
Tuesday, March 2, 2021

House version of COVID relief bill modifies 90/10 rule for for-profit colleges. Critics say the change may cause some for-profits to close

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 The House of Representatives passed a $1.9 trillion relief bill  a few days ago, and the legislation is now before the Senate. House Democr...