President Joe Biden's administration announced on Friday another $4.28 billion dollars in student loan relief for nearly 55,000 public service workers.
The Education Department said it "intends to commit its limited operational resources to helping at-risk borrowers return to repayment successfully."
KEY TAKEAWAYS President Joe Biden's administration has scrapped a proposal to provide student debt relief to borrowers who experienced financial hardships.The Department of Education insisted the withdrawal was due to timing and the administration had the authority to administer this relief.
The Biden administration announced the cancellation of student debt for an additional 55,000 public service workers on Friday.
It's officially the end of the road for Biden's attempts to broadly cancel student debt.
The department said that it made its decision because of ongoing litigation over the rule change, and because there were 150,000 public comments with modification suggestions that needed to be considered.
The Education Department effectively halts the regulations before the inauguration of Trump, who has voiced opposition to both
The Biden administration says it is canceling federal student loans for another 55,000 public service workers through an existing forgiveness program
The Biden administration is officially withdrawing its sweeping proposals to cancel student debt for tens of millions of Americans, effectively closing the door on mass loan forgiveness in the waning days of Joe Biden’s presidency.
President Biden announced on Friday he would be canceling more student debt for tens of thousands of public service workers, possibly his last major move on the issue before leaving office in a
The Department of Education withdrew a rule applying Title IX to require institutions to allow athletes to compete on athletic teams consistent with their gender identity.
President Joe Biden sought ways to make student debt relief permanent during his four years in office. Not all of them worked.