A top official at the department claims he needs executives’ personal signatures on specific documents to make them financially liable for defrauding their students. But he already has them.
Education in America
All Corinthian College Loans to Be Canceled
Thanks in large part to activist work from a group of debt strikers,
over half a million borrowers of the defunct for-profit college chain will have their
loans forgiven.
Means-Testing Student Debt Relief: Big Hassle, No Results
Almost nobody will likely fall above the proposed income threshold. It’s purely a tax on borrowers’ time.
Republicans Admit Biden Can Cancel Student Debt
A new bill tries to claw back authority given to the executive branch on debt cancellation.
The Plight of Mills College Should Be an Alarm for American Higher Ed
The school is being devoured from the inside by its own administrators.
Will Spiking Energy Prices Necessitate Student Loan Debt Cancellation?
The Biden administration has promised a decision by May.
The Biden Education Department Drags a Bankrupt Cancer Patient Into Court
Despite vowing to change the way student loans are treated in bankruptcy, the administration is still using its discretion to limit payouts.
Rural Illinois Schools Hit Hard by COVID-19
Are state education officials doing enough to support teachers and students?
Will the Nation’s Largest Urban University System Become Free?
After years of austerity and a crippling pandemic, City University of New York is struggling to get students the choice of classwork they want.
The Folly of School Openings as a Zero-Sum Game
We need to address the needs of students—and parents, and teachers. One size does not fit all, and race complicates the challenge.

