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Nearly 22,000 student loan borrowers in Michigan approved for Public Service Loan Forgiveness

May 16th, 20230 To mark Public Service Recognition Week, the U.S. Department of Education announced it has approved nearly 616,000 borrowers nationwide for approximately $42 billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) since October 2021. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), covers public employees — such as teachers, firefighters and...

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Permanent Injunction granted in lawsuit over CARES Act funding for schools

November 17th, 20200 LANSING — A lawsuit co-led by Attorney General Dana Nessel against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is officially over. The lawsuit co-led by Nessel and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra was against DeVos and her attempt to divert millions of dollars in COVID-19 relief funding from public schools. Judge James Donato...

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Nessel says DeVos tried to unfairly reroute pandemic funds to private schools, takes legal action

July 7th, 20200 LANSING — Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and other state attorneys general are taking legal action against a rule issued by U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos that they say unfairly diverts federal pandemic relief funds to private schools. Nessel and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra are leading a coalition...