Memo

Memo to interested parties on the borrower defense rules in advance of the vote in the U.S. Senate on a resolution (H.J. Res 76) to disapprove the 2019 rule and restore the stronger regulation created in 2016.

In the coming days, the U.S. Department of Education will publish a final regulation repealing the gainful employment rule, which identifies career education programs that consistently leave students with large debts they cannot afford. Many of these programs are offered by for-profit colleges, and they disproportionately enroll veterans and students of color.

Joint comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education's request for feedback on on the Federal Student Aid (FSA) Feedback System. 

Memo to California state policymakers on a framework to facilitate conversations about how to more effectively harness financial aid dollars to serve California’s students.  This analysis includes rough estimates on the cost of implementing a “statewide affordability pledge” under specified parameters.

Public comments in response to the August 14, 2018, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0042) regarding the Department of Education’s proposal to rescind the gainful employment rule.

Public comments with detailed recommendations in response to the July 31, 2018, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket ID ED-2018-OPE-0027) regarding the borrower defense to repayment rule.