CargoAdmin, Bureaucrats, Moderators (CommentStreams), fileuploaders, Interface administrators, newuser, Push subscription managers, Suppressors, Administrators
5,236
edits
Higher Education Act of 1965: Difference between revisions
m
Text replacement - "{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}" to ""
m (Text replacement - "{{Education in the U.S.}}" to "") |
m (Text replacement - "{{Use American English|date = March 2019}}" to "") |
||
| (3 intermediate revisions by 2 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Short description|U.S. law establishing a student loan program}} | {{Short description|U.S. law establishing a student loan program}} | ||
{{Infobox U.S. legislation | {{Infobox U.S. legislation | ||
| shorttitle = | | shorttitle = | ||
| Line 182: | Line 182: | ||
==Use in cancelling student loan debt== | ==Use in cancelling student loan debt== | ||
The Higher Education Act has been proposed as a potential way to cancel student loan debt. According to a paper by the Legal Services Center at [[Harvard Law School]] and commissioned by Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in September 2020, the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] may be able to cancel student loan debt.{{Sfn|Harvard Law School|2020|p=1}} Following ''[[Biden v. Nebraska]]'' (2023), President [[Joe Biden]] suggested using the act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/30/biden-vows-to-strike-back-after-supreme-courts-student-loan-decision/70344001007/ |title=President Biden announces new path for student loan forgiveness after SCOTUS defeat |date=June 30, 2023 |last=Garrison |first=Joey |work= | The Higher Education Act has been proposed as a potential way to cancel student loan debt. According to a paper by the Legal Services Center at [[Harvard Law School]] and commissioned by Senator [[Elizabeth Warren]] in September 2020, the [[United States Secretary of Education|Secretary of Education]] may be able to cancel student loan debt.{{Sfn|Harvard Law School|2020|p=1}} Following ''[[Biden v. Nebraska]]'' (2023), President [[Joe Biden]] suggested using the act.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/30/biden-vows-to-strike-back-after-supreme-courts-student-loan-decision/70344001007/ |title=President Biden announces new path for student loan forgiveness after SCOTUS defeat |date=June 30, 2023 |last=Garrison |first=Joey |work=USA Today |access-date=June 30, 2023}}</ref> | ||
On July 14, 2023, President Biden announced he would use the Higher Education Act to relieve $39 billion in student loan debt, which he says is "legally sound" while warning "it's going to take longer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800K borrowers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/education-department-announces-student-loan-forgiveness-800k-borrowers-rcna94213 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | On July 14, 2023, President Biden announced he would use the Higher Education Act to relieve $39 billion in student loan debt, which he says is "legally sound" while warning "it's going to take longer".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-14 |title=Education Department announces student loan forgiveness for 800K borrowers |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/education-department-announces-student-loan-forgiveness-800k-borrowers-rcna94213 |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> | ||
| Line 204: | Line 204: | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/chapter-28 As codified in 20 USC chapter 28] of the [[United States Code]] from | * [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/20/chapter-28 As codified in 20 USC chapter 28] of the [[United States Code]] from Legal Information Institute | ||
* [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-765/uslm/COMPS-765.xml Higher Education Act of 1965] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-765/pdf/COMPS-765.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-765/ details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection] | * [https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-765/uslm/COMPS-765.xml Higher Education Act of 1965] as amended ([https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/COMPS-765/pdf/COMPS-765.pdf PDF]/[https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/COMPS-765/ details]) in the [[United States Government Publishing Office|GPO]] [https://www.govinfo.gov/help/comps Statute Compilations collection] | ||
* [http://acsc.lib.udel.edu/exhibits/show/legislation/higher-education-act The Great Society Congress] | * [http://acsc.lib.udel.edu/exhibits/show/legislation/higher-education-act The Great Society Congress] | ||