The appeals court focused its decision on the Higher Education Loan Authority of the State of Missouri, or MOHELA, a state-created entity that services federal student loans, finding that the financial impact on the loan servicer due to the debt discharge threatened financial harm to Missouri. F...
Eyes On: The Supreme Court Yesterday, before turning on its OOO, SCOTUS issued the last two decisions of its term. Here’s what happened with… Student loan forgiveness: In a 6-3 decision, the high court struck down the Biden admin’s plan to eliminate up to $20,000 in federal studen...
"We welcome the Supreme Court's decision to hear the case on our student debt relief plan for middle and working class borrowers this February," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said. "This program is necessary to help over 40 million eligible Americans struggling under the burden...
The court's decision is a blow for President Joe Biden, who made tackling student loan debt a key campaign pledge. The loan forgiveness program wasrolled outjust ahead of the 2022 midterm elections, with Biden highlighting how the relief would have a life-changing impact on middle-class A...
The Supreme Court is taking up some major education issues, from transgender protections to school choice, over its next term. The conservative-leaning high court is set to consider another effort from President Biden regarding student loans, among other high-profile cases, and may yet add more ...
Student loan payments will resume either 60 days after the Supreme Court issues a decision on the relief program, the administration said, or 60 days after June 30 -- whichever comes first. “Callous efforts to block student debt relief in the courts have caused tremendo...
A sharply dividedSupreme Courtruled Friday that the Biden administration overstepped its authority in trying to cancel or reduce student loans for millions of Americans. The 6-3 decision, with conservative justices in the majority, effectively killed the $400 billion plan, announced by...
Given the court’s ruling on affirmative action, universities must do more to increase their faculty diversity — and they can, because hiring and personnel practices for faculty are not affected by the decision on student admissions. My research points to several interventions that school...
Student loan payments will resume either 60 days after the Supreme Court issues a decision on the relief program, the administration said, or 60 days after June 30 -- whichever comes first. "Callous efforts to block student debt relief in the courts have caused tremendous financial uncertainty ...
Washington— The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to reinstate the Biden administration's latest plan to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, leaving them in limbo while the appeals process plays out. The justices turned down a request from the Justice Department to lift a sweeping ap...