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

August 09

Read more from @EricaLG on our lawsuit alleging Walden misrepresented the cost of degrees while targeting Black and female students. https://t.co/9MfgARqPJd https://t.co/gTGw3RtBcL

August 08

"America needs solutions to the student debt crisis. It could be cancelling student loans. It could be guaranteeing free education. It could even be punishing colleges if their graduates can't get the jobs that pay their loans." https://t.co/6BpqDY8cTI

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ @HRSAgov @AlexanderElson Learn more about today’s filing on behalf of our courageous clients Brandi Barrick, Kelsey Bowser, and Rhonda Williams, and read the petition on our website ⬇️ https://t.co/Fc6yB1bIz6

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ @HRSAgov @AlexanderElson The petition calls on HHS to amend its rules & release participants from these penalties when, for example, their position is terminated by their facility without cause and the participant is unable to find another position within a reasonable distance from their home.

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ @HRSAgov “Congress never intended for the penalty provisions to push medical professionals who have done nothing wrong to the brink of financial ruin,” said Student Defense Vice President @AlexanderElson.

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ @HRSAgov In one case, a nurse was penalized $270k in exchange for $8,300 in debt relief after incorrectly being told by the Corps that a promotion was within the bounds of her contract. @NHSCorps later denied the transfer & blamed the bad advice on a “Customer Service Representative.”

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ The penalties are intended to deter participants from abandoning their commitment after obtaining relief. But @HRSAgov & @NHSCorps have administered the program rigidly, imposing massive penalties on participants who have done nothing wrong.

August 08

@HHSGov @NHSCorps @rebeccaballhaus @WSJ .@NHSCorps was established by Congress to attract medical professionals to underserved areas by offering student loan relief in exchange for 2-3 years working at an approved facility. Congress also gave HHS the authority to impose penalties on participants who abuse the program.

August 08

Today, we filed a rulemaking petition calling on @HHSgov to address the crippling financial penalties it is assessing against medical professionals who participate in the @NHSCorps Loan Repayment Program. Read more from @rebeccaballhaus and @WSJ: https://t.co/eyAxjENWqj

August 01

ICYMI https://t.co/rc6znqgV5e

July 29

There is a real opportunity for @usedgov officials to protect thousands of Black and Brown students who have been targeted by predatory companies through practices such as reverse redlining. https://t.co/EAuhSIxSRw