Shutting Down the Department of Education Threatens Students and Working Families Who Rely on Federal Student Aid
Move threatens chaos for 40 million student loan borrowers and jeopardizes access to education.
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CNBC: What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: ‘This will only make things worse,’ activist says
Appearing in CNBC on March 13, 2025, Kamaron McNair talks to NCLC Co-director of Advocacy Abby Shafroth about proposed layoffs and changes to repayment programs at the Department of Education. “If we’re talking about not just changing the servicing, but entirely transferring all operations management of the [student loan] program from one federal agency to…
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NBC News: Some student loan payments skyrocket as millions of income-based payment plans halted
Airing on NBC News Now on March 13, 2025, Abby Shafroth, co-director of advocacy and director of the Student Borrower Protection Center at NCLC, discusses the impact to borrowers of recent changes to income-based payment plans.
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CNBC: Yes, you still have to pay your student loans if the Department of Education is eliminated, legal expert says—what borrowers should know
Appearing in CNBC on February 21, 2025, Kamaron McNair talks to NCLC Co-Director of Advocacy Abby Shafroth for coverage of talks of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and the impact on student loan borrowers. First and foremost, even if the department is eliminated, borrowers who owe money on their federal student loans would be…
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Department of Education Outlines Stronger Protections for Student Loan Borrowers in Default
NCLC and New America Foundation Applaud Protection of Social Security Benefits from Seizure to Collect Student Debt
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NCLC Statement in Response to Department of Education Loan Relief For Additional Students Harmed By Their School
The Biden administration announced that it will provide $5.75 billion in relief to over 345,880 borrowers with outstanding loans borrowed to attend Ashford University, Drake College of Business, and schools owned by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE).
