Tag: Student Debt
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Federal debt relief access for Colorado adjunct professors passes
Thousands of adjuncts in Colorado could become eligible for the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program under a measure lawmakers approved.
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White House report: Nearly 300,000 Coloradans approved for student debt relief
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Nearly 300,000 Coloradans are approved to have their debt canceled if President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program is enacted, according to a new report. A White House count released Friday showed that 295,000 Coloradans are fully approved for debt relief. That is almost two-thirds of the 471,000 Coloradans who applied or were automatically eligible…
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Polis signs bill banning Colorado colleges, universities from withholding diplomas over student debt
Colleges and universities in Colorado are no longer allowed to withhold diplomas or transcripts because of a student’s unpaid debt – thanks to legislation Gov. Jared Polis signed into law on Thursday. House Bill 1049 prohibits higher education institutions from refusing to provide transcripts or diplomas to students who have unpaid fees, parking tickets or other…
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Colorado Democrats approve banning colleges, universities from withholding diplomas over debt
Democrats in the Colorado legislature passed a bill Tuesday to ban colleges and universities from withholding diplomas or transcripts because of a student’s unpaid debt. The state Senate approved House Bill 1049 in a 20-13 party-line vote, with Democrats in support and Republicans in opposition. The bill now heads to the House to confirm changes…
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Colorado bill to ban colleges, universities from withholding diplomas over student debt advances to Senate
In a vote almost entirely along party lines, the state House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to ban colleges and universities from withholding diplomas or transcripts because of a student’s unpaid debt. The House advanced House Bill 1049 in a 40-24 vote, sending it to the state Senate for approval. All representatives who voted in support…
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Colorado Attorney General leads multi-state effort to cancel student loan debt for ITT Tech students
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Attorney General Phil Weiser is asking the U.S. Department of Education to cancel federal student loan debt for thousands of students who attended the since shut-down, for-profit school, ITT Technical Institute. A bipartisan coalition of…