Department Agrees to Extend Window for Closed School Discharges in Response to Student Defense Litigation over DeVos’s Illegal Support of Failing For-Profit Schools WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense announced another victory...
Institutions of higher education receive nearly $100 billion in state and local funding each year. Given the enormity of this public investment at the state and local levels, not to mention...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense and Democracy Forward released statements today responding to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) withdrawing its application for recognition by the Council for...
The American Federation of Teachers and Student Defense sued over the Trump administration’s illegal repeal of protections for students at for-profit and career college programs.
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense, the Project on Predatory Student Lending, and Housing and Economic Rights Advocates issued statements today responding to the U.S. Department of Education’s confirmation that it had...
By Yuka Hayashi Jan. 16, 2020 7:33 pm ET WASHINGTON—The Education Department is providing loan relief to some 7,800 former students of the ITT Technical Institute, with debts totaling $95.1...
WASHINGTON, DC – Student Defense issued a statement today applauding the Internal Revenue Service and Department of the Treasury’s January 15, 2020 determination that discharges provided under the borrower defense...
A federal court ruled Monday that Student Defense’s lawsuit against the Dream Center Foundation can continue, an important development that sets the stage for discovery and potential relief for students...
Washington, D.C. - Student Defense, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing students’ rights to educational opportunity, released a statement responding to Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business filing...