Senators Urge VA to Give Student Vets Much Needed Advice to Help Navigate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) Hundreds of student veterans using post-9/11 GI Bill benefits were enrolled at one of 28 for-profit colleges that is now closed Tuesday, May 12, 2015...
View ArticleDurbin Enlists Allies on the Frontlines in the Fight Against Predatory...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 05.07.15 Senator writes high school principals, counselors, teachers across Illinois asking for help in effort to protect students from for-profit college...
View ArticleCarper, Coons: Education Secretary Must Shine a Light On For-Profit College...
(Source: Thomas R Carper) WASHINGTON - Among the top for-profit recipients of Post-9/11 GI Bill funds, seven of the eight companies are currently under investigation for deceptive and misleading...
View ArticleLawmakers Lead Bicameral Amicus to Supreme Court on Marriage Equality Cases...
(Source: Dianne Feinstein) Washington-Today, Respect for Marriage Act co-sponsors Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Representative Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) along with Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and...
View ArticleDurbin Calls for Federal Debt Relief for Former Everest College Students (US...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 05.04.15 [CHICAGO] - Nearly a year after Corinthian Colleges began to collapse under the weight of its own wrongdoing, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) called...
View ArticleCohen, Grijalva, Takano Call for Scrutiny of Deal to Sell For-Profit College...
(Source: Steve Cohen) [WASHINGTON, DC] - Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), and Mark Takano (CA-41) today called on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to closely scrutinize a...
View ArticleScott, Murray Introduce the Raise the Wage Act (Robert C Scott)
(Source: Robert C Scott) As originally released by the Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Congressman Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA) and U.S. Senator...
View ArticleMINIMUM WAGE: Murray, Scott Introduce the Raise the Wage Act (US Senate...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) MINIMUM WAGE: Murray, Scott Introduce the Raise the Wage Act Legislation would increase federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour...
View ArticleMINIMUM WAGE: Murray, Scott Introduce the Raise the Wage Act (Patty Murray)
(Source: Patty Murray) Legislation would increase federal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $12 per hour by 2020 Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and U.S. Congressman Robert...
View ArticleCarper, Coons introduce legislation to protect veteran and military students...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 24, 2015 CONTACT: Sean Coit at 202-224-5042 or Sean_Coit@coons.senate.gov Legislation would close the "90/10 Loophole"...
View ArticleAs Rising Student Loan Debt Nears $1.2 trillion, Durbin Introduces...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 03.12.15 Senator and others say it's time to restore fairness and common sense to bankruptcy treatment of student loans [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Dick...
View ArticleDurbin and Duckworth Call for Stronger Consumer Protections for Military...
(Source: Richard J Durbin) 07.08.15 [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) spoke at a press conference today to call for additional tools to...
View ArticleSens. Carper, Durbin, Blumenthal Introduce Legislation to Protect Veteran and...
(Source: Thomas R Carper) WASHINGTON- Today, Sens. Tom Carper (D-Del.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) introduced the Military and Veterans Education Protection Act of 2015 to...
View ArticleBlumenthal, Carper, Durbin Introduce Legislation to Protect Veteran and...
(Source: Richard Blumenthal) Legislation would close the "90/10 Loophole" to better align incentives so for-profit colleges better serve students and taxpayers Wednesday, June 24, 2015 (Washington, DC)...
View ArticleDurbin and Franken Introduce Bill to Expand Student Loan Forgiveness Program...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 06.11.15 [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - As the reliance on part-time faculty grows at colleges and universities across the country, U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and...
View ArticleDurbin and Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Servicemember Student Loan...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) 06.11.15 [WASHINGTON, DC] - U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) introduced the bipartisan Servicemember Student Loan...
View ArticleCohen, Grijalva, Takano Call for Scrutiny of Deal to Sell For-Profit College...
(Source: Mark Takano) Congressmen Steve Cohen (TN-09), Raul Grijalva (AZ-03), and Mark Takano (CA-41) today called on U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to closely scrutinize a proposal by...
View Article130 Lawmakers Call for Executive Order Requiring Federal Contractors to...
(Source: US PIRG - The Federation of US Public Interest Research Groups) WASHINGTON - 130 lawmakers today became the latest voices in a growing chorus calling for an Executive Order from President...
View Article31 House Democrats Send Letter to Secretary of Education Calling for...
(Source: Mark Takano) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Brett Morrow brett.morrow@mail.house.gov 31 House Democrats Send Letter to Secretary of Education Calling for Regulations to Protect Students from...
View ArticleFeinstein, Nadler Introduce Bill to Ensure Rights of All Married Couples (US...
(Source: US Senate Committee on Judiciary) Washington-Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) today introduced the Respect for Marriage Act, a bill to repeal the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. The...
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