Working to advance students' rights to educational opportunity and to ensure that higher education provides a launching point for economic mobility.

November 30

Featured in @politico @Morning_Edu & supported by @SenWarren & approx 80% of voters, the @JoeBiden @Transition46 Dept of Ed should use existing law to hold predatory #HigherEd owners & executives personally responsible for fleecing students & taxpayers. https://t.co/E9o43cf8rp

November 23

We joined forces with @NCLC4consumers to sue @BetsyDeVosED for ignoring the CARES Act and illegally garnishing borrowers' wages. Our clients, like Elizabeth Barber profiled in the article, deserve fair treatment during this pandemic & economic recession. https://t.co/K9eF7lVmZc

November 23

“That’s leaving completely up to chance what’s going to happen to hundreds of thousands of people. It’s placing them in a very precarious situation." - Student Defense Senior Counsel @AlexanderElson on restarting @usedgov's antiquated collection system. https://t.co/BTTwcrDqJ5

November 23

When the student loan payment freeze ends on Dec. 31, millions will face renewed financial hardship & at least 24,000 student borrowers will *still* be waiting for refunds of their wrongfully-seized paychecks. cc @DaniDougPost https://t.co/K9eF7lVmZc

November 20

1-in-4 Americans are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness of their student loans, but thanks to poor management by @BetsyDeVosED, virtually no one has actually benefited from the program. The next Secretary of Education can #fixPSLF - here's how: https://t.co/KDLqbKff1J https://t.co/Hw6he4m9l4

November 20

The Biden-Harris Admin can move quickly to protect students, even without action by Congress. The 100 Day Docket project identifies opportunities for @usedgov to use existing authorities to expand debt relief, fix Public Service Loan Forgiveness, & more. https://t.co/xI8di5HYBt

November 19

Predatory college executives have taken home millions after defrauding students, but that can change. We joined w/@SenWarren to ask @usedgov to hold these executives personally liable - our 100 Day Docket proposal shows how: https://t.co/E9o43cf8rp https://t.co/wO6gHIZ6Ee

November 18

Our #100DayDocket proposals to expand debt relief for defrauded students, featured in CNN. The next Secretary of Education has clear authority to start helping students right away, without Congress. More at https://t.co/xI8di5HYBt cc @KatieLobosco https://t.co/Gi8K20SbIt

November 18

The next Secretary of Education has the power hold low-performing schools accountable and promote opportunity for students of color. We cannot allow colleges to cash in at Black & Latino students' expense. @dan_zibel & @AaronSAment show how to get it done: https://t.co/7exsbFae2y https://t.co/eBietfZxOI

November 17

Our #100DayDocket will help the next Secretary of Education take *immediate* action on behalf of defrauded students. We're proud to have Senate leaders like @DickDurbin @PattyMurray @SenBlumenthal @SenWarren & @SenSherrodBrown building on our work: https://t.co/X1fr4WbLhH https://t.co/sNHbJxGVJE

November 17

President Biden's choice for Secretary of Education can discharge the student loans of 360,000+ eligible, disabled Americans immediately. We've joined with Senator @ChrisCoons to call for justice. Our #100DayDocket report shows how to get it done: https://t.co/gX0wp8kX7m

November 17

If predatory college executives don’t face consequences for scamming students, they'll continue their fraudulent behavior. We joined with @SenWarren to show how President-elect Biden's @usedgov can hold executives personally liable and #DefendStudents. https://t.co/Y7ppPe6FLM

November 15

Thank you @PattyMurray! More from @AlexanderElson and @ChrisCoons on how this can be done with executive authority to extend relief to over 360,000 student borrowers with disabilities at: https://t.co/ujrAzPEm3r https://t.co/7m1u8JBGZr

November 14

The Biden-Harris administration can do more than just reverse DeVos policies in the first 100 Days! It’s time to extend relief to over 360,000 permanently disabled student borrowers and thousands more defrauded students that attended closed schools. https://t.co/0EsUuBjHbb

November 13

The Department of Education can and must do better. Our 100 Day Docket initiative is a clear & concrete roadmap for the next Education Secretary to take immediate action to protect students & hold predatory schools accountable. Check it out: https://t.co/xI8di5HYBt