In the latest ruling, the Eighth Circuit turned a non-plaintiff into a plaintiff.
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Parents Fear Culture Wars Have Hijacked K-12 Learning
While candidates battle over book lists, kids fall behind in the classroom and worry about bullying and school shootings.
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Servicer in a Key Student Loan Cancellation Lawsuit Risks a $175 Billion Fine
MOHELA, a servicer involved in the case that heard oral arguments on Wednesday, could be liable under California law if it interferes with a borrower’s right to debt forgiveness.
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Warren, Pressley Ask Navient About ‘Attempting to Scam’ Student Loan Borrowers
Emails from the servicing company entice borrowers to refinance into private loans that wouldn’t be eligible for the announced debt forgiveness.
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Why It’ll Be Tough for Republicans to Cancel Student Debt Cancellation
There are significant legal hurdles, and if Democrats implement debt forgiveness quickly, significant political ones as well.
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Besiege the Ivy League
We can have a better higher-education system, or we can have schools that cater to the elite and privileged. We can’t have both.
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Implementing Student Debt Relief Is Critical
There are a lot of ways the government can mess this up.
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The Case for Higher-Education Price Controls
President Biden’s changes to student loan repayment are welcome, but they give schools a bad incentive.
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One Way Out of the White House Political Box on Student Debt
If they auto-enroll everyone in their newly generous income-driven repayment plan, it will significantly take the sting out of resuming payments.
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Joe Biden’s Student Debt Forgiveness Is a Good Start
But more reform is needed to attack cost bloat in American higher education.
