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

April 07

.@usedgov has fought our client Rob every step of the way–despite its claim in this article that, "we are doing everything we can to get him the maximum amount of relief." ED's lawyers argue in court filings that his case should be thrown out of court, leaving him with nothing. https://t.co/Ji5W9NB3jY

April 06

We've received dozens of questions about what the new stimulus legislation (#CARESAct) means for student loan borrowers. Checkout our new resource which includes sample letters to your student loan company here. ⬇️ https://t.co/gPWBRIbLuv

April 05

Weekend Long Read: @etkeld chronicles the story of our client Rob Armour, revealing an even larger narrative about this administration’s abandonment of students. #DefendStudents https://t.co/EhR25areOK

April 04

“I do believe that if you’re playing by the rules and behaving, 99% of the time, life’s going to work out for you. I was really kind of shocked that the gov't that’s supposed to be looking out for the little guy is the one that decided, you know, I’m not going to help you.”

April 04

Rob Armour did everything right. After 20 years of working as a prison guard, he enrolled in a doctorate psychology program at Argosy to counsel youth offenders. He took a leave of absence to battle cancer and was denied a discharge when the school closed https://t.co/EhR25aIQdk

March 27

This case was pressing when we first started working on it, but now with employment disruptions due to the national health emergency, it's even more critical to protect students looking for better careers from predatory colleges and bad actors. #DefendStudents https://t.co/2aZqTt4Agu

March 26

Federal student loan borrowers who have had their wages, taxes, or Social Security benefits seized in 2020 due to a defaulted federal student loan will be receiving refunds. #coronavirus #studentloans https://t.co/rMJucIuQXM

March 23

ICYMI: We sued La’James Intl College last week for lying to students & withholding financial aid funds. “La’James lured students in...then it turned around and withheld students’ money, subjecting them to financial hardship. It’s doing that to this day." https://t.co/n9P9P9jnXc

March 21

For too long, LaJames has preyed upon people simply trying to make a better life for their families, as @merkolodner and @sarahbutro exposed in @hechingerreport and @nytimes https://t.co/LPr0dVKi8N

March 21

BREAKING: We just filed a major case on behalf of Iowa students against La'James Intl College for withholding financial aid funds for living expenses and violating the Iowa Consumer Fraud Act. https://t.co/oHntlltWvv

March 19

Maryland’s leaders like @shellyhettleman @PaulPinsky @patyoung44B @BrianFrosh and @cmadaio are paving the way and showing how states and Congress can step up to protect student veterans during a time they need our help more than ever.

March 19

“Because of this loophole, for-profit colleges targeted our veterans” - @marcelineawhite https://t.co/xBrITe4nA6

March 19

Maryland just became the first state in the country to pass measures your close the 90-10 loophole that caused for profit colleges to target veterans! Check out our Baltimore Sun OpEd with @GeneralClark and @CarrieWofford https://t.co/rezSTAoU5O