On December 12, 2016, the U.S. Department of Education terminated recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (“ACICS”) after finding that the accreditor was pervasively noncompliant with...
On March 26, 2018, NSLDN submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Education for (i) copies of all data/information requests submitted by members of the 2017-2018 Borrower Defense...
On Monday September 10, 2018, NSLDN, together with the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and the Center for Responsible Lending filed a brief in the U.S. District Court...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 5, 2018) – A recent regulatory proposal from the United States Department of Education is illegally riddled with factual inaccuracies and unsubstantiated claims, according to a new...
On August 30, 2018, the National Student Legal Defense Network submitted three separate comments regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to dramatically rewrite the “borrower defense” rule. NSLDN’s comments...
Lawsuit aims to stop Education Secretary from illegally delaying rules meant to protect millions of students who are studying in online programs
On August 10, 2018, the National Student Legal Defense Network issued the following statement on the announcement by the U.S. Department of Education regarding its proposal to rescind the Gainful...
Washington, DC (August 1, 2018) —Two watchdogs today filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education (ED) to shed light on its role in aiding Navient, a giant servicer of...
On July 31, 2018, NSLDN submitted a FOIA request seeking evidence that the U.S. Department of Education relied upon when it issued findings that two institutions of higher education participating...
Schools that participate in federal student aid programs are required to submit annual compliance audits to the Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid (“FSA”). See 34 C.F.R. §...
On July 25, 2018, the National Student Legal Defense Network issued the following statement on the proposed Borrower Defense Rule announced by the U.S. Department of Education. For a complete...
Secretary DeVos refuses to release critical information regarding her likely proposal to eliminate taxpayer protections