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Student loan forgiveness “highly unlikely” as Supreme Court reviews case, says expert

December 1st 2022, the federal Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s immediate request to revive his student debt relief plan. The court will review oral arguments in February 2023 and then determine whether the leading lawsuit against the program has merit.

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Supreme Court agrees to decide on Biden’s stalled student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday refused an emergency appeal to immediately revive President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, but agreed to rule early next year on its legality.

Los Angeles Times

Legal losses keep coming for Biden's student loan relief plan

The 5th Circuit Court rejected a Education Department appeal on Wednesday, the latest setback in several parallel lawsuits. The administration is expected to ask the Supreme Court to weigh in.

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White House to extend student-loan payment pause to June 30

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced that his administration would extend the pandemic-era pause in student loan repayments through June 30 amid legal challenges to his college debt-forgiveness plan.

Tribune News Service

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to revive student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift lower court orders and clear the way for the Education Department to forgive millions of student loans.

Los Angeles Times

Biden administration urges Supreme Court to revive student loan forgiveness plan

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to lift lower court orders and to clear the way for the Education Department to forgive millions of student loans.

Los Angeles Times

What to know if you’ve applied for student loan forgiveness

President Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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What to know if you've applied for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s plan to provide up to $20,000 in federal student loan forgiveness has been blocked by two federal courts

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Thousands still without power, schools closed after weekend storm in South Australia

More than 30,000 people remain without power and dozens of schools are closed as South Australia mops up from a fierce weekend storm.

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Applications for student loan forgiveness no longer accepted

The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program

The Independent UK

Title IX Due Process Protections Could Be Wiped Away by Education Department, Report Claims

"While the procedural protections currently in place are grossly inadequate, we may soon be calling these the 'good old days.'"

Reason

Education secretary tests positive for COVID-19

President Joe Biden’s education secretary has tested positive for COVID-19

The Independent UK

Biden admin relaxes rules for student debt forgiveness

The Biden administration is moving forward with an overhaul of several student debt forgiveness programs, aiming to make it easier for borrowers to get cancellation if they are duped by their colleges or if they put in a decade of work as public servants

The Independent UK

Could Minnesota officials have stopped Feeding our Future fraud sooner?

MINNEAPOLIS — Why did it take almost two years for government officials to shut down Feeding Our Future and cut off payments to individuals now accused of orchestrating the nation's largest pandemic fraud?

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You asked us about Biden's student debt relief plan. We found the answers

Where do I apply? Who qualifies? Can borrowers get a refund? NPR took the most frequently asked questions readers had about Biden's student loan relief plan and answered them.

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The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program just got more flexible

The U.S. Education Department announced plans Tuesday to permanently change the long-troubled program to grant more borrowers forgiveness. The department had already made several temporary changes.

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Test scores hit by record plunge for U.S. kids

COVID and the resulting school closures spared no state or region.

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Is there a new national teacher shortage? It’s hard to say.

Nationwide enrollment in teacher preparation programs has steadily declined since 2008.

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Student loan debt scams on the rise: Look for these signs

“You never have to pay for any federal help from the Student Loan Program,” President Biden warned.

The Independent UK

Everything to know to apply for student loan forgiveness

President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan, announced in August, will cancel up to $20,000 in debt per borrower

The Independent UK

Student loan forgiveness: Here's how to apply

President Joe Biden has officially kicked off the application process for his student debt cancellation program, opening the door for millions of Americans to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness

The Independent UK

Application site opens for Biden student debt cancellation

Applications for President Joe Biden’s student debt cancellation are being accepted through a “beta launch” of a new online form

Reason

Biden Is Writing Student Loans in Red Ink

The Department of Education has no idea how to project the costs of its own programs, and Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will be no exception.

WEKU

A win 16 years in the making for a group of student loan borrowers

Divorced borrowers who have been on the hook for their ex's student debt are finally getting the fix they need. But the Education Department's radio silence makes the win bittersweet.

Chicago Sun-Times

Students scammed by for-profit schools will benefit most from Biden’s loan forgiveness plan

For-profit colleges enroll only 8% of college students, yet they account for 30% of all student loan defaults. These schools often lure in first-generation students, those from low-income communities, and veterans, through aggressive marketing and federal loans and grants.

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