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The exterior of the Art Institute of New York City is seen in New York on March 6, 2006. Photo by Adam Rountree/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Education May 01

Former students of the for-profit Art Institutes are approved for $6 billion in loan cancellation

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Sep 11

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How Betsy DeVos wants to defang rules for-profit colleges and reduce relief for borrowers

For years the for-profit college sector boomed, but consumer complaints about fraud led the Obama administration to crack down: Two major for-profit chains were closed, and new regulations provided more forgiveness for student debt. Recently, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos…

Education Sep 08

File photo of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos by Joshua Roberts/Reuters
AP report: Full loan relief rare for students at for-profit colleges

The Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students approved for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges.

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

Politics Dec 11

File photo of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos by Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Government should resume loan forgiveness for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, watchdog says

The department has halted Obama-era revisions to the process of loan forgiveness that boosted protections for students, citing pending litigation. The agency is now in the process or rewriting those rules with input from educators and experts.

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

Nation Mar 14

For profit college industry pushes back against proposed regulations on financial aid

The proposed regulations would penalize career training programs that produce graduates without the training needed to find a job with a salary that will allow them to pay off their debt. Schools, for-profit or not, that don't comply would lose…

By Philip Elliott, Associated Press

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