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Student loan forgiveness in hands of "understaffed and overcommitted" agency

An estimated 35 million people will need to apply for relief — but the website doesn't exist yet

Axios

Biden says his student loan relief is ‘life-changing’. Will it fix the system’s inequities?

The initiative’s income cap and unclear bureaucratic process could fail to address the racial disparities that already exist

The Guardian - US

Q&A: What you need to know about Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan

President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning announced a plan for student debt forgiveness. The White House said that since 1980, the total cost of four-year public or private college has nearly tripled, and that the typical undergraduate college student with debt now graduates owing almost $25,000. Here’s what we know…

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Legality of student loan plan relies on pandemic, 2003 law

The Biden administration is tying its authority to cancel student debt to the coronavirus pandemic and to a 2003 law aimed at providing help to members of the military

The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Biden announces student debt cancellation

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The Independent UK

Queensland teachers and staff to get pay docked for 'failing to comply' with COVID vaccine mandate

Queensland's Education Department is docking the pay of 900 school staff who did not get the COVID vaccine, saying ignoring the mandate put others at risk.

ABC News

Biden is canceling $10,000 in student loan debt. Advocates urge him to cancel it all

Millions of Americans could see dramatic relief as payments resume in 2023 following pandemic freeze, Alex Woodward reports

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Leopard sighted near Belagavi golf course twice, holiday for schools

Two bus drivers saw the leopard near the golf course in Belagavi early in the morning on August 22. They made a video, which went viral on social media

The Hindu

NYC promises coordinated effort to enroll more than 1,000 migrant kids in school

NEW YORK — New York City education, housing, and immigration officials Friday promised a coordinated, cross-agency effort to enroll more than 1,000 recently arrived migrant children in public school before classes start next month.

Tribune News Service

WA Education Minister Sue Ellery apologises to Halls Creek residents over botched truancy plans

A report tabled in parliament on the plans found there were "multiple points of failure" in the Education Department's efforts to get students back to school in the remote Kimberley town of Halls Creek.

ABC News

Education Department shuts down parents' claims kids are vaping in class, on school bus

The Education Department finds no evidence to back claims from parents in regional WA who say children are vaping in class and on the school bus.

ABC News

$3.9 billion in debt canceled for former ITT Tech students

In all, 208,000 borrows are having their debts forgiven using a federal rule known as borrower defense, which is meant to protect students from colleges that make false advertising claims or otherwise commit fraud.

Chicago Sun-Times

$3.9 billion in debt is canceled for former students of ITT Tech

The cancelation in federal student debt for 208,000 borrowers came after authorities found "widespread and pervasive misrepresentations" at the defunct college chain, the Education Department said.

WEKU

NYC Education Dept. scrambles to enroll influx of migrant kids as school year approaches

NEW YORK — New York City’s Education Department is facing a logistical nightmare as the start of the school year approaches: registering potentially thousands of recently-arrived asylum-seeking kids for school in less than a month.

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Farooqia Girls High School premises unlocked

It follows a direction from the High Court

AAP

Woman denies govt school contract conflict

A woman is in court accused of $30,360 fraud and misconduct while working for Queensland's Education Department after a corruption watchdog investigation.

ABC News

Mid-career workers retrain as teachers under para-professional program in NSW schools

A new program in New South Wales is supporting workers from all walks of life to transition to careers as teachers, and advocates say it’s "phenomenal" for students.

ABC News

Hydro panels create sustainable water source at country school south-west of Mackay

Despite living in a First World country, young students at a small school in Queensland have gone without a basic human right — until now.

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WEKU

The U.S. government underestimated the cost of the student loan program by billions

The Education Department originally thought the student loan program would make money — instead, it's losing it. That's according to a new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Tribune News Service

Biden’s slow-walk on student loans means more pressure to go big

WASHINGTON — While President Joe Biden draws out his decision on forgiving student loans, progressive lawmakers, civil rights groups, labor leaders and other advocates are taking the opportunity to press him to aim for more than $10,000 per borrower.

The Hindu

Raibag school teacher says he has not violated any law after notice from Education Department

Veeranna Madiwalar is yet to receive copy of notice issued for his two-line poem on plan to merge government schools

WEKU

200,000 student borrowers who say they were ripped off may get their loans erased

A pending legal settlement is good news for defrauded borrowers. But it raises questions about the U.S. Education Department's ability to police college misconduct.

Tribune News Service

Judge blocks Biden rules for transgender access to bathrooms, sports

WASHINGTON — A judge in Tennessee temporarily blocked the Biden administration’s rules ensuring transgender people at schools and workplaces have access to bathrooms, locker rooms and sports teams, the latest setback for LGBTQ Americans amid a backlash from Republican-led states.

ABC News

Tasmania's state lawyers play a key role in child sexual abuse cases — do they have too much power?

Concerns have been raised at the commission of inquiry about the Tasmanian Office of the Solicitor-General being the sole source of legal advice to most government entities, the power it has in dealing with civil claims of child sexual abuse, and its approach to dealing with civil cases.

Reason

The Biden Administration's Proposed Policy To Reduce Student Debt Is Only Going To Make the Problem Worse

Instead of attacking the student debt crisis at its source, the Biden administration is throwing money at the problem.

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