Lawsuit: It's Time To Start Paying Off Those Student Loans Again
The lawsuit claims that the pause has cost taxpayers "$160 billion and counting."
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Biden's Student Loan Plan Could Cost Twice as Much as Projected
Unlike the Education Department's estimates, a CBO analysis considers how the new rules will encourage more students to take out loans they won't be able to pay back.
The Biden Administration Releases Proposed Title IX Regulations for Transgender Athletes
Schools are allowed to preserve sex-based restrictions for athletes provided they are "substantially related to the achievement of an important educational objective."
Showdown Over Student Loan Forgiveness Hits Supreme Court Tomorrow
Plus: Texas prosecutors can't criminally charge people who help others access out-of-state abortions, food trucks fight rules banning them in 96 percent of North Carolina city, and more...
No, the HEROES Act Doesn't Let Biden Forgive Student Loans
"If it was an emergency, why wait three years to provide the forgiveness? Why present it in a political framework, as fulfilling a campaign promise?" said one higher education expert.
Bad Schools Aren't Always Underfunded
"More money can help schools succeed, but not if they fritter those extra resources in unproductive ways," says one researcher.
Public Schools Are Failing Students with Disabilities
A New York Times investigation accidentally makes the case for school choice by detailing how poorly public schools are serving vulnerable students.
Under No Circumstances Did Joe Biden Save Social Security
Plus: a listener question on prohibition and a lightning round on the editors' favorite Super Bowl moments
Biden Wants Schools That Please Politicians, Not Parents
Educators should be responsible to parents and students, not to the government.
The KKK's Push for Compulsory Schooling and a Federal Education Department
In the early 20th century, the Klan's virulent nativism and anti-Catholicism fueled its interest in education policy.
The GOP's Current Plan To Cut Spending Is a Political Failure
Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid are still the chief drivers of our future debt. But Republicans aren't touching them.
Biden's Newest Student Loan Proposal Would Allow Some Borrowers To Pay Back Only a Fraction of What They Owe
New changes to income-driven repayment plans announced Tuesday would essentially turn student loans into government grants.
The Supreme Court Will Hear a Second Challenge Over Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
As the Court agrees to take up yet another case against the Education Department's loan forgiveness plan, Biden's goal of forgiving billions in student loans seems increasingly doomed.
Biden's Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan Just Faced Its Third Major Setback in a Month
On Wednesday, a federal appeals court denied the Biden administration's request to block a Texas judge's ruling that declared the policy unconstitutional.
Title IX Due Process Protections Could Be Wiped Away by Education Department, Report Claims
"While the procedural protections currently in place are grossly inadequate, we may soon be calling these the 'good old days.'"
Biden Mistakenly Imagines That Congress Approved His Student Debt Cancellation Scheme
The lack of statutory authority is the main issue raised by legal challenges to the plan.
Maintaining the Student Loan Forgiveness Application Will Cost an Estimated $100 Million
This latest expense is yet more evidence that sweeping student loan forgiveness will end up doing considerable economic harm.
Biden Is Writing Student Loans in Red Ink
The Department of Education has no idea how to project the costs of its own programs, and Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will be no exception.
Biden's Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Plan Now Estimated To Cost $400 Billion
According to a new report for the Congressional Budget Office, student loan debt forgiveness will likely completely wipe out gains made by the Inflation Reduction Act—and then some.
'Flagrantly Illegal': Law Firm Files Lawsuit To Stop Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness
"This isn't how laws are supposed to be made," says Caleb Kruckenberg, an attorney with the Pacific Legal Foundation.
Why Forgiven Student Loan Debt Should Probably Be Taxed as Income
In six states, accepting student loan forgiveness is likely to result in an increased tax bill.
Biden's Income-Driven Repayment Plan Will Make College Much More Expensive
The administration is creating a system where everyone involved in higher education has an incentive to fleece the American people.
The Biden Administration's Proposed Policy To Reduce Student Debt Is Only Going To Make the Problem Worse
Instead of attacking the student debt crisis at its source, the Biden administration is throwing money at the problem.
Biden Administration Just Announced $6 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness
The Department of Education continues to forgive federal debt for attendees of shuttered for-profit schools.
5 Ways Biden's New Title IX Rules Will Eviscerate Due Process on Campus
The new rules would drop live hearings, bring back the single-investigator model, and limit accused students' options.
Title IX's 50th Anniversary Is a Dark Day for Due Process on Campus
The Biden administration just proposed new rules that would undermine basic fairness in college sexual misconduct disputes.
Biden Tiptoes Closer to Mass Forgiveness of Federal Student Loan Debt
Biden wants to forgive $10,000 in federal loan debt per borrower, regardless of whether they need it.
Facing Education Crisis, Biden Admin Seeks To Restrict Charter Schools
This is what public policy looks like when a major political party plays kissy-face with public sector unions.
Elizabeth Warren Wants Joe Biden To Deliver a Massive, Illegal Handout to the Well-Off
Student debt cancellation would disproportionately benefit college degree holders with higher earnings.
Once Again, Joe Biden Extends the Moratorium on Federal Student Loan Repayment
The Biden Administration will push student loan repayment until late summer.
Department of Education Prepares Rules Prohibiting School Discrimination Against Gay and Trans Students
It’s about a lot more than transgender girls’ participation in sports under Title IX, but expect that controversy to dominate the discussion.
High-Quality 'Public' Schools Don't Want Low-Income Students
School enrollment based solely on geography must come to an end.
The Stossel State of the Union
"If I do my job right, you should barely know I'm here."
5th Circuit Temporarily Restores Greg Abbott's Ban on School Mask Mandates
The appeals court is skeptical of the claim that the Texas governor's order illegally discriminates against people with disabilities.
School Districts Are Using Their COVID-19 Relief Money on Vape Detectors, Tennis Courts
"Some districts are investing big money in initiatives that don't appear at first glance strictly COVID-related."
A Ruling Against Greg Abbott Suggests Federal Law May Require Schools To Mandate Masks
A federal judge concluded that the Texas governor's ban on mask mandates illegally discriminated against students with disabilities.
When Will Positive COVID-19 Trends Be Reflected in the CDC's Advice?
Because the agency ties mask recommendations to virus transmission rather than serious cases, its guidance is unlikely to change anytime soon.
Mass Student Loan Forgiveness Is Already Happening
Biden is using executive authority to write off debts for some borrowers, while a Bush-era law could have even bigger implications.
20 States Sue Over Title IX Guidance on Gender Identity
Plus: Biden's Afghanistan speech, Texas abortion ban takes effect, Instagram's creepy new plan, and more...
Biden Keeps Pushing Dubious Arguments for CDC Supremacy
The president seems determined to anoint the agency’s director as the nation’s COVID-19 dictator, no matter what the law says.
The New York Times Assumes a Scientific Consensus on School Mask Mandates That Its Own Reporting Shows Does Not Exist
If all sensible people agree that students should be forced to wear masks, why do other countries reject that policy?
Department of Education Will Launch Investigations Targeting States That Banned Schools From Mandating Masks
Not everything potentially beneficial should be mandatory and not everything potentially harmful should be banned. And not every dispute about costs and benefits should be decided by the federal government.
The Biden Administration Seems To Think Every Public School Is Legally Obligated To Require That Students Wear Face Masks
The secretary of education argues that federal law makes the CDC's COVID-19 guidelines for schools mandatory.
Catherine Lhamon, Once and Future Title IX Czar, Says Campus Rules Don't Require 'Presumption of Innocence'
Her response to questions from the Senate HELP committee were disqualifying.
Biden's Latest Round of Student Loan Debt Forgiveness Is an Indictment of Federal Higher Education Subsidies
Thirty-five years after Bill Bennett sounded the alarm about student loan defaults, we still haven't learned a damn thing.
Catherine Lhamon, Obama's Title IX Enforcer, Just Got Her Old Job Back
Biden has tapped her to be assistant secretary for civil rights yet again.
Education Department To Suspend Payments, Refund Garnished Wages and Tax Returns for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
Education Department says its goal is to make sure borrowers in default get their tax refunds.
