Coalition Letter

Coalition letter from Californians for College Affordability discussing steps the Legislature could take to protect students’ access to state and institutional need-based financial aid during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Letter from 51 organizations urging Congress to address the needs of students during and after the COVID-19 emergency.

Letter from 32 organizations urging the Education Department to automate the student loan discharge process for all borrowers with severe disabilities.

Joint letter from TICAS, CLASP, and HLA encouraging policymakers to consider two specific improvements to the FAFSA Simplification Act of 2019 that would further strengthen the bill for the benefit of students and their families.

29 organizations urge the House Ways & Means Committee to take up and pass the Stop EITC and CTC Seizures Act, which would prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from seizing federal Child Tax Credit (CTC) or Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) refunds to pay back student loan debt owed to the U.S. Department of Education.

In September, the Department of Education released a new version of the "Borrower Defense to Repayment" rule that would make it virtually impossible for students cheated by their college to cancel their student loans. Senator Dick Durbin and Representative Susie Lee have introduced a Congressional Review Act challenge to repeal this rule and restore stronger student protections