Admin Action

The federal government has long promised debt relief to Americans with disabilities, and bipartisan efforts in Congress and across administrations have greatly improved the Total and Permanent Disability Discharge Program. During the second Trump Administration, hundreds of thousands of borrowers are likely to seek TPD discharge, and the Department mustensure the program works.

The Department of Education completed the first phase of its attempt to rewrite the rules of Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and allow it to strip employers – including non-profit organizations, universities, school districts, or state and local governments – of PSLF eligibility based on accusations of illegal conduct. Our latest blog details what comes next.

TICAS submitted public comments to the U.S. Department of Education in response to Secretary McMahon’s proposed supplemental priority…

The Department of Education convened the Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) committee to begin negotiated rulemaking (“neg reg”) for implementing the federal student loan borrowing and repayment provisions included in the budget reconciliation law. Our experts tuned in to capture key takeaways as ED determines how to implement the “One Big Beautiful Bill."

TICAS joined 253 other organizations writing in opposition to the Department of Education’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published to the Federal Register on Monday, August 18th that would make unlawful changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

On September 18, 2025, we submitted written comments to express the importance of including postsecondary education as a component of…