'Revolting': Betsy DeVos Unveils Proposal to Make It Harder for Students Defrauded by Predatory Schools to Get Loan Relief
In a development critics deemed a sign of the administration once again serving corporate interests, Trump’s Education Department, headed by billionaire Betsy Devos, on Wednesday rolled out a proposal that would make it harder for students defrauded by for-profit colleges to be given debt relief.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-Mass.) response to the proposed changes to unimplemented Obama-era rules was unambiguous: “Revolting,” she tweeted.
Under the new plan, which would take effect July 1, 2019, as the Associated Press explains,
Another key change that critics took aim at is that the new plan would help institutions evade responsibility by preventing students from banding together to sue the school, instead forcing them into arbitration agreements.
Given the potential impact on debt-burdened students, Warren was far from alone in decrying the proposal.
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