For the past few years, the government has been taking pains to collect on Tamara Blanchette’s student loans — garnishing some of the money she receives through her tax refund.The suit, filed on behalf of Blanchette and similarly situated borrowers, alleges that Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are collecting on debt that isn’t legally enforceable.
“There’s this group of students that the Department of Education knows about who were defrauded,” said Robyn Bitner, counsel at the National Student Legal Defense Network, who is representing Blanchette. “Despite knowing about them being defrauded, the Department has decided to collect on them.” Borrowers and advocates have also alleged that the government illegally collected on debt that they had a right to have discharged because of a disability.
The waitress and single mom wanted to become a probation officer and was promised by a representative at the school that its associate degree program in criminal justice would help her achieve that goal, according to court documents.
BabyBoomerSaves 💔They should be following the law, not ignoring it in order to squeeze money from students who had to borrow for college, because states refuse to fully fund education, like they did in the past.
oh please. Just more anti-(a)merican lazy leftists looking for a free ride from those that paid their loans and pay the taxes for their freeloading. Marketwatch, you really bought into the left narrative?
She is pure evil.
Public education is no different than any other government controlled agency. A total failure.
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ForeverLogical The ultimate oxymoron...Betsy Devos, department of Education. We are living in an alternative reality
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