We advocate for military-connected students before the Education Department
Disabled veterans’ right to student loan forgiveness
We had a major win in forcing the US Education Department to honor disabled veterans’ legal right to student loan forgiveness. Still more to do!
Loan Relief for Students Defrauded by a School
We fight for defrauded veterans to get their student loans forgiven by the Education Department, and their Pell Grants restored.
Integrity and Quality Standards by Colleges
We advocate for rules requiring colleges to abide by basic integrity rules and meet minimum quality standards.
Accreditation and Accreditors
We push for high quality standards by accreditors and we expose lax accreditors.
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT DATA
U.S. Education Department Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
OUR LETTERS TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Letter to Education Department Regarding Adtalem Walden University Acquisition
July 21, 2021 The Honorable Miguel Cardona, Ed.D. Secretary U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Ave SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary Cardona: We write to express concern regarding Adtalem’s proposed acquisition of Walden University and to urge a careful review of the risks and guardrails to protect students and [...]
Letter to the Department of Education Regarding Accountability and Borrower Protection
July 1, 2021 Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs United States Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Room 2C179 Washington, DC 20202 Dear Dr. Cooper: Thank you for the opportunity to provide input on topics for negotiated [...]
Our Comment on the New TPD Computer Matching Agreement between the Education Department and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs
May 28, 2021 U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid 830 First Street, NE Washington, DC 20202-5320 Attn: Brenda Vigna, Division Chief Dear Ms. Vigna: We are providing comments on the May 6, 2021, Federal Register Notice (Docket ID ED-2021-FSA-0011) concerning the new Computer Matching Agreement [...]
Our Comment on the Computer Matching Agreement between the Department of Education and the Department of Veterans Affairs
We are providing comments on the May 6, 2021, Federal Register Notice (ED-2021-FSA-0005) concerning the re-establishment of the flawed computer matching agreement (CMA) between the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The objective of the CMA is to assist ED with verification of [...]
Our Letter to DoD & ED Asking Them to Improve PSLF
May 7, 2021 The Honorable Miguel Cardona Secretary of Education Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Secretary Lloyd Austin US Department of Defense 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 Re: Streamlining Public Service Loan Forgiveness for Past & Present Active Duty Servicemembers [...]
Policy Memo from the Today’s Student Coalition to Secretary of Education Cardona
April 16, 2021 Dear Secretary Cardona: The Today’s Students Coalition is a cross-cutting group of 30 policy, advocacy, and membership organizations who have joined forces to push for urgently-needed policy changes that will better serve today’s postsecondary students. The Coalition is forging new consensus across a diverse group of organizations [...]
