This blog post is intended to provide information on closed school discharge eligibility for students who attended Dream Center-owned schools, as well as parent PLUS borrowers who took out loans...
In recent years, many for-profit institutions of higher education have entered modified their corporate structure to change their tax status to nonprofit. But the corporate behaviors that have plagued students attending...
In light of recent college and university closures, the higher education community must pay more attention to how students fare when their school shuts down. A sudden school closure can...
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...
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 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...
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...