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Inside Higher Ed: Faster Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans
President Trump said in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday that he would wipe out “every penny” of student loan debt held by disabled veterans. At an event organized by the veterans group AMVETS, Trump signed a memorandum directing the [...]
ABC 13 News Now: Disabled Vets to Receive Student Loan Relief Requested by Attorney General Herring
Virginia's Attorney General Mark Herring and others requested the automatic student loan forgiveness for totally and permanently disabled veterans. It is estimated that fewer than 9,000 of the more than 42,000 eligible veterans had their [...]
UPI: Trump Signs Order to Eliminate Student Loan Debt for Disabled Veterans
"The debt of these disabled veterans will be entirely erased. It will be gone," Trump said during a speech at the 75th annual American Veterans convention in Louisville, Ky., before signing the order. "Sleep well [...]
NPR: Trump Signs Executive Order Forgiving All Federal Student Loan Debt For Disabled Vets
CORNISH: So can the president actually do this, to start? And what does it mean - this order that all federal debt would be forgiven for these folks? LAWRENCE: Well, it's a lot easier to [...]
Diverse Issues In Higher Education: Some Disabled Vets to Get Automatic Student Loan Debt Forgiveness
Carrie Wofford, president of Veterans Education Success, issued a brief statement calling the administration’s action “a welcome development on an issue we have been leading since November 2018.” She said what began as a Freedom [...]
The Washington Post: Trump Administration to Automatically Forgive the Student Debt of Permanently Disabled Veterans
President Trump moved Wednesday to grant veterans who are severely disabled automatic federal student loan forgiveness, rather than requiring them to fill out paperwork for a benefit provided by law. “They have made a sacrifice [...]
CNBC: Trump to Grant Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans
Earlier this year, the Education Department attempted to make it easier for disabled veterans to apply for debt forgiveness by sending them notifications of their eligibility. Now Trump’s action will automatically erase the debt of these veterans, [...]
Salon: How Financially Troubled Colleges Rip off Veterans
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s move to reverse Obama-era restrictions on for-profit colleges and reinvigorate the shady industry has backfired spectacularly. Since DeVos and team greenlighted the accreditation of one of the nation’s largest chains of [...]
Florida Daily: Elijah Cummings Working With Florida Congressman to Help Veterans at Colleges, Universities
Rep. Elijah Cummings is also working with a Republican congressman from Florida in offering a bill to help veterans attending colleges and universities. Student Veterans of America, the American Legion, Veterans Education Success, the Vietnam Veterans of America, Higher Learning [...]
Florida Daily: Veterans Groups, Education Leaders Back Donna Shalala’s Effort to Close GI Benefits Loophole
Veterans groups and education leaders are going all out to help a South Florida congresswoman’s proposal to close a loophole proprietary colleges use when it comes to federal funds, including GI benefits.
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