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TICAS Recommendations for Negotiated Rulemaking Topics

TICAS provides recommendations to the Department of Education for the upcoming negotiated rulemaking. TICAS’s priorities focus on better protecting students by addressing predatory practices and holding colleges accountable, as well as by improving the current income-driven repayment system.

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A Policymaker’s Guide to Using New Student Debt Metrics to Strengthen Higher Education Accountability

Report that considers three promising debt metrics that could complement and strengthen existing accountability metrics.

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Statements & Press Releases

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President's Discretionary Budget Request a First Step Toward Improving College Affordability & Equity

April 9, 2021

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Statement on Bipartisan Senate Action to Close the 90/10 Loophole

March 6, 2021

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Fact Sheets

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What to Know About Borrower Defense to Repayment

June 3, 2021

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Why Students Need a Strong Gainful Employment Rule

February 3, 2021

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Blog Posts

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New Metrics Needed to Highlight and Close Racial Disparities in Student Debt Outcomes by College

April 1, 2021

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College Scorecard Data Show High Rates of Non-Repayment on Federal Student Loans and Signs of Forbearance Abuse

March 9, 2021

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Coalition Letters

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Coalition Letter Response to ED's Request for Public Comments on 90/10 Loophole

November 3, 2021

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37 Organizations Urge the Department of Education to Prioritize Accountability Measures that Protect Students and Borrowers in Negotiated Rulemaking

July 1, 2021

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Students need protection against unaffordable loans. This rule rolls back the clock on those very protections. At a time when millions of borrowers are struggling with debts they cannot afford, the Department’s repeal of the gainful employment rule is reckless and irresponsible.

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Cohort Default Rates

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Accountability in California

Statements & Press Releases

President's Discretionary Budget Request a First Step Toward Improving College Affordability & Equity

Statement on Bipartisan Senate Action to Close the 90/10 Loophole

Fact Sheets

What to Know About Borrower Defense to Repayment

Why Students Need a Strong Gainful Employment Rule

Blog Posts

New Metrics Needed to Highlight and Close Racial Disparities in Student Debt Outcomes by College

College Scorecard Data Show High Rates of Non-Repayment on Federal Student Loans and Signs of Forbearance Abuse

Coalition Letters

Coalition Letter Response to ED's Request for Public Comments on 90/10 Loophole

37 Organizations Urge the Department of Education to Prioritize Accountability Measures that Protect Students and Borrowers in Negotiated Rulemaking

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Recent Work

Statements & Press Releases

President's Discretionary Budget Request a First Step Toward Improving College Affordability & Equity

Statement on Bipartisan Senate Action to Close the 90/10 Loophole

Fact Sheets

What to Know About Borrower Defense to Repayment

Why Students Need a Strong Gainful Employment Rule

Blog Posts

New Metrics Needed to Highlight and Close Racial Disparities in Student Debt Outcomes by College

College Scorecard Data Show High Rates of Non-Repayment on Federal Student Loans and Signs of Forbearance Abuse

Coalition Letters

Coalition Letter Response to ED's Request for Public Comments on 90/10 Loophole

37 Organizations Urge the Department of Education to Prioritize Accountability Measures that Protect Students and Borrowers in Negotiated Rulemaking

James Kvaal on the final gainful employment rule

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