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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Intent to Receive Public Feedback for the Development of Propsed Regulations and Establish a Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News May 1, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Statement on Department of Education’s Action to Reform Broken Accreditation System
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education
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REPORT: DFI 2024 Annual Report
Accreditation, Civil and Constitutional Rights, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education, Teacher Unions, Title IX and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; 2026–2027 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®)
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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AMICUS BRIEF: State of Florida v. U.S Secretary of Education (11th Circuit Court of Appeals)
Accreditation, Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education
News Mar 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Statement on Staff Reductions at U.S. Department of Education
Education Freedom, Federal Oversight, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education
News Mar 4, 2025
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Linda McMahon should loose the DOGE dogs on Biden’s loan forgiveness
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Feb 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE: Defense of Freedom Institute Urges Department of Education to Rescind Politically Motivated Biden-Era Accreditation Guidance
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
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LETTER: U.S. Department of Education Guidance Concerning Accreditation Agencies
Accreditation, Post Secondary Education
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Rutgers University Resolution Agreement
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title VI and Equal Protection
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s NPRM on Student Debt Cancellation Based on Hardship
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Nov 25, 2024
Washington Examiner | Op-Ed: Give the DOGE a bone: Musk and Ramaswamy can fix Biden’s broken FAFSA
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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VIDEO: How is the Biden-Harris Administration Still Cancelling Student Loans?
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Rulemaking on TRIO, Distance Education, and Return to Title IV
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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CIVIL RIGHTS COMPLAINT: Drexel University Resolution Agreement
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Post Secondary Education, Title VI and Equal Protection
News Jul 30, 2024
UPDATE: Registration is Now Open for the Third Education Law & Policy Conference
Civil and Constitutional Rights, Education Freedom, K-12 Education, Post Secondary Education
Oversight
FOIA REQUEST: Records Regarding Section 117 and the Department of Education’s Removal of the Real-time Data Portal from the Reporting Site
Department of Education
Foreign Influence in Higher Education, Post Secondary Education
News Jul 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: DFI Urges Supreme Court to Stop Biden’s Latest Student Loan Cancellation Scheme
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Jun 6, 2024
PRESS RELEASE: New Report Shows Biden Administration’s Scheme to Cancel Student Loan Debt Through New Income-Driven Repayment Plan Is Illegal, Flies in the Face of Congressional Intent
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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REPORT: Defying Intent: Biden’s SAVE Plan and the Original Goal of Income-Contingent Repayment for Student Loans
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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VIDEO: Exploring Challenges to Biden’s Recent Student Debt Forgiveness Plan
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
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PUBLIC COMMENT: U.S. Department of Education’s Proposed Student Loan Cancellation Rule Under the Higher Education Act
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Apr 29, 2024
Inside Higher Ed | Op-Ed: Troubled FAFSA Rollout Hides Deeper Problems
Post Secondary Education, Student Loans
News Mar 28, 2024
Real Clear Education | Op-Ed: Biden Administration’s Rule Change Threatens Funding for the Most Disadvantaged Students
Federal Oversight, Post Secondary Education, Student Loans

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