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Teachers union sues Betsy DeVos for rescinding career training regulation – The Washington Post

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The American Federation of Teachers, one of the country’s biggest teachers unions, sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday, alleging her agency took unlawful shortcuts when repealing restrictions on the debt students amass in career-training programs.

The case centers on an Obama-era regulation that threatens to cut off federal student aid to vocational programs whose graduates consistently have high loan payments relative to their income. DeVos delayed enforcement of key provisions of the regulation, then suspended the rule and then proposed a rewrite before finally rescinding it in June.

The teachers union asserts that the repeal was hastily executed without adequate opportunity for public comment and based on unfounded assertions. The group says DeVos and the Education Department acted arbitrarily in violation of federal law and placed college students in danger of being preyed upon by bad actors.

“It’s telling that Betsy DeVos, when confronted with the biggest student debt disaster in American history, decides once again to side with profiteers, not borrowers,” American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said in a statement. “This error-ridden repeal would be comical if the stakes weren’t so high, but for borrowers confronting a lifetime of debt and worthless degrees, their lives are literally on the line.”

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