Educator Loan Relief Insider

More than 60 congressional Democrats are urging Education Secretary Linda McMahon to cancel debt for borrowers already eligible under existing...

PSLF Eligibility Revisions

• 🔥 Executive Order Impact: An executive order signed March 7, 2025 directs the Secretary of Education to redefine...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act imposes a hard July 1, 2026 cutoff that directly affects PSLF eligibility for Parent PLUS loans. Borrowers must...

PSLF Eligibility Redefinitions

• 🔥 Executive Order on Public Service: Trump's March 2025 executive order directs the Education Secretary to...

Trump's March 2025 executive order broadly redefines public service to exclude groups tied to immigration aid, transgender policies, or certain...

Over 60 lawmakers are pressing the Department of Education to clear PSLF backlogs and cancel debt for eligible borrowers amid spiking defaults.

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K-12 teachers risk losing PSLF eligibility after July 1 as the Education Secretary gains authority to disqualify employers for a "substantial illegal...

Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to immediately cancel debt for borrowers already approved under PSLF and halt the transfer...

New Direct Loans disbursed after July 1, 2026 will be restricted to only a standard plan or RAP, eliminating access to legacy IDR options with varying...

Effective July 1, the Education Secretary can disqualify any state, local, or nonprofit employer—including K-12 agencies—from PSLF if activities are...

A federal judge's imminent decision on blocking the July rule could preserve or restrict PSLF eligibility for K-12 teachers at nonprofits, creating...

A paused AFT lawsuit against MOHELA over PSLF delays and servicing errors may yield settlement-driven policy tweaks that improve buyback eligibility and reduce forbearance steering for public service borrowers. Watch for updates by July 17.

The SLUSH FUND Act of 2026 proposes a 100% tax on settlement payments to former presidents and their families, closing a perceived loophole while...

Federal Repayment Plan Transitions

• SAVE Plan Phase-Out: Borrowers on the SAVE plan must switch repayment options by July 1 or face automatic...

Over 7 million SAVE borrowers must select new repayment options by July 1 or face automatic placement into RAP (30-year term) or Tiered Standard plans. Either option could raise monthly payments by hundreds of dollars.

New federal loans or consolidations after July 1 fall under stricter rules from Trump's one-big-beautiful bill act.

• Legacy borrowers keep current...

North Carolina's AG Jeff Jackson joined a 25-jurisdiction suit challenging the Department of Education's classification of professional degrees under...

Policy Overhaul Alert

• ⚡ July 1 Repayment Shifts: Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul takes effect July 1 with new plans including RAP and...

• 7 million SAVE borrowers face a 90-day transition window starting July 1, with automatic placement on standard or tiered plans if no action taken.
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Senators Murray and Warren prompted an independent government watchdog to expand its investigation into Trump administration efforts to dismantle the Education Department.