The Education Department seeks to overhaul the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, aiming to exclude organizations involved in what it defines as "illegal activities" related to immigration, terrorism, and transgender issues. This change could grant the education secretary discretionary power to determine an organization's eligibility, raising concerns of political bias and the potential to impact numerous entities, including nonprofits that assist marginalized communities. Since 2007, the program has facilitated loan forgiveness for over 1 million public sector workers after they fulfill specific payment criteria.
The Education Department is preparing an overhaul of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program that would strip the benefit from organizations involved in 'illegal activities' and allow the U.S. education secretary to decide which should lose eligibility.
Several advocates invited to weigh in on the draft proposal raised concerns it would give the department subjective authority to decide if an organization is engaged in anything illegal - a power that could be used to remove entire hospital systems or state governments from the program.
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