For-profit college

Consumer lawyers want to end Education Department’s partial student debt relief plan

News Story (NATIONAL)

Consumer lawyers want to end Education Department’s partial student debt relief plan

March 19, 2018 | Danielle Douglas-Gabriel | Washington Post
The Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard University, a legal services clinic, has asked a federal judge to stop the Education Department from using earnings data to grant only partial student loan forgiveness to defrauded borrowers.
Tags: For-profit college | Student Debt

U.S. to Help Remove Debt Burden for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Chain

News Story (New York)

U.S. to Help Remove Debt Burden for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Chain

August 9, 2017 | Patricia Cohen , Emily S. Rueb | New York Times (NYT)
Nearly 25 years after a nationwide chain of beauty and secretarial schools was closed for defrauding students, the Department of Education has agreed to help victims wipe clean their burdensome federal student loan debts.
Tags: For-profit college | Student Debt

Closing of for-profit schools leaves thousands of students and an industry in limbo

News Story (California)

Closing of for-profit schools leaves thousands of students and an industry in limbo

September 12, 2016 | Jim Puzzanghera , Ronald D. White | Los Angeles Times (LA Times)
Closures of high-profile schools such as ITT Technical Institute have left thousands of students in limbo while raising questions about the future of an industry that provides training for vocational, technical and other mid-level skilled jobs.
Tags: For-profit college | Student Debt | Student Loan Forgiveness