Did help for students in debt, now and in the future, end when Bernie Sanders lost the race for the Democratic nomination?
Did it die with Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the November election?
It looks that way. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is a champion of charter schools and privatization of education, with nothing in her resume to indicate a soft spot for helping ease the student loan problem in America.
On the contrary, early signs indicate DeVos will take an adversarial position. The Trump Administration, of which she is the face for education, has revoked Obama Administration protections that prevented debt collectors from charging higher fees on overdue loans.
Saying she needed more information and con…
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