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##       February 2024    

                                    -  February 22, 2024  Biden-Harris Administration Releases State-by-State Breakdown of $1.2 Billion in SAVE Plan Forgiveness  
The Biden-Harris  Administration today is publishing a state-by-state breakdown of the nearly  153,000 borrowers who are receiving $1.2 billion in forgiveness under President  Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. Servicers started  processing this forgiveness today.
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                                    -  February 21, 2024  Biden-Harris Administration Approves $1.2 Billion in Loan Forgiveness for Over 150,000 SAVE Plan Borrowers  
The Biden-Harris Administration today is announcing that it will automatically  discharge $1.2 billion in loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers who are eligible for the shortened time to forgiveness benefit under President Biden’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan. This action comes as 7.5 million borrowers are now enrolled in SAVE, 4.3 million of whom have a $0 monthly payment.
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                                    -  February 20, 2024  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Releases New Resources on Students with Disabilities  
The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released four new  resources today with information for students, parents and families, and schools addressing civil rights of students with disabilities, as well as a  data snapshot about education access for students with disabilities drawn from  OCR’s 2020-21 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). 
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                                    -  February 15, 2024  Biden-Harris Administration Takes Next Steps on Rulemaking to Provide Debt Relief to Student Loan Borrowers Experiencing Hardship  
The Biden-Harris Administration today released new proposed regulatory text focused on providing debt relief for borrowers facing hardship on their student loans.  In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision on the Administration's original  student debt relief plan last summer, President Biden announced a new path to  provide debt relief for as many borrowers as possible under the Department of  Education’s existing rulemaking authorities.
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                                    -  February 14, 2024  FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education Releases 2023 Update to Equity Action Plan, Outlines New Commitments to Advance Equity  
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                                    -  February 13, 2024  Biden-Harris  Administration Holds First-Ever Interagency Youth Policy Summit: Cultivating  Possibilities  
The Biden-Harris Administration brought together nearly 90 young people from across the nation at the U.S. Department of Education today for the first-ever interagency Youth Policy Summit: *Cultivating Possibilities.*
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                                    -  February 13, 2024  U.S. Department of Education Announces Latest Steps to Support Schools and Students with Better FAFSA  U.S. Department of Education Announces Latest Steps to Support Schools and Students with Better FAFSA®		  **Tags:**Federal Student Aid (FSA)Press Releases
                                    -  February 8, 2024  Federal Student Aid Reaches Settlement Agreement with International Education Corporation for Student Aid Eligibility Violations  
The U.S. Department of Education today announced a settlement agreement with for-profit  school owner International Education Corporation (IEC) and its subsidiaries –  Florida Career College (FCC) and United Education Institute (UEI), which also  uses the brand name, UEI College (UEIC) – related to violations of the  ability-to-benefit (ATB) test regulations. 
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                                    -  February 5, 2024  U.S. Department of Education Deploys Federal Personnel, Funding, and Resources to Support Colleges, Students, and Families with Better FAFSA®   
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released a FAFSA College  Support Strategy to provide additional personnel, funding, resources, and  technology to help schools and students complete the better FAFSA form and to  help colleges prepare to process student records as quickly and accurately as  possible.
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