US President Joe Biden speaks about student loan relief at Madison College in Madison, Wisconsin, on April 8, 2024.
The Biden administration announced it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers, as a result of its recent fixes to a popular debt relief program for public service workers.
But the program has been plagued by problems, making people who qualified for the relief a rarity in the past.
Under the Biden administration, the U.S. Department of Education gave borrowers a second chance to qualify, as long as they'd been making payments on their loans and working for an eligible employer.
The Biden administration has so far cleared $69.2 billion in student debt for 946,000 borrowers under PSLF, according to the Education Department.
Persons:
Joe Biden, Biden, Harris, Education Miguel Cardona, George W, Bush
Organizations:
Madison College, Biden, Public, Education, U.S . Department of Education, Education Department
Locations:
Madison , Wisconsin