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
On March 21, 2018, NSLDN submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Education for records relating to letters of credit held by the Department pertaining to institutions of...
Filed by the National Student Legal Defense Network, Lawsuit Alleges Department Violated Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) TCF Seeks Immediate Release of Pending Application Materials...
On July 6, 2018, NSLDN filed its fourth lawsuit in five months to force Secretary DeVos to make public documents relating to the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools,...
Once Again, Betsy DeVos Has Refused to Release Critical Public Documents as She Considers the Troubled Accreditor’s Fate
On June 25, 2018, NSLDN filed a brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Nelson v. Great Lakes Educational Loan Services Inc., No. 18-1531. NSLDN...
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Education made public its Notice of Interpretation concluding that state law governing student loan services was preempted by federal law, the Student Loan Servicing...
On March 12, 2018, NSLDN submitted a FOIA request to the U.S. Department of Education seeking communications between the Department and federal loan servicers relating to the Department’s recent Notice...
On June 15, 2018, NSLDN submitted a FOIA request seeking communications between the Department and ACICS and its representatives. This Request updates prior requests (here and here) submitted by NSLDN...