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Labor/Employment,
Education Law,
Civil Litigation

Jan. 24, 2020

Teachers unions sue over ‘gainful employment rule’ for higher education

The largest teachers union in the state and its national affiliate sued the U.S. Department of Education, alleging it illegally eliminated a rule that fined universities and colleges whose graduates did not make enough money to pay back their student loans.

The largest teachers union in the state and its national affiliate sued the U.S. Department of Education, alleging it illegally eliminated a rule that fined universities and colleges whose graduates did not make enough money to pay back their student loans.

When it proposed to repeal the rule in July 2018, the department said it intended to require more information for all students, not only those enrolled in a gainful employment p...

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