18 States Are Suing Betsy DeVos Over For-Profit College Rules

[applegrove]

Molly Hensley-Clancy at BuzzFeed

https://www.buzzfeed.com/mollyhensleyclancy/19-states-are-suing-betsy-devos?utm_term=.myQ1n9ExQL#.mp8JlveWKY

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Eighteen states and Washington, DC, are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Education Department over DeVos's decision to roll back rules designed to help students who have been defrauded by their colleges.

The group of Democratic state attorneys general alleges that the Education Department is breaking the law by withdrawing an Obama-era regulation, known as the "borrower defense" rule, which lays out a process for students to have their federal loans forgiven if they were defrauded by their schools.

After the Obama administration announced the rules, tens of thousands of students filed claims for loan forgiveness — the vast majority of them against disgraced for-profit colleges. Many applications had already been approved.

But the process has now ground to a complete halt. In response to a Freedom of Information Act request by BuzzFeed News, the Education Department said it has not approved a single fraud claim since the day of Trump's inauguration, while thousands of students already promised forgiveness are still waiting.


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[smirkymonkey]

1. Good!

That woman is evil to the core. I hope she goes down in flames!