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☆ Notable & Quotable: Pompeo on Randi Weingarten
  + stars: | 2022-11-22 | by ( ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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☆ The White House is reportedly considering extending the student-loan payment pause again as Biden's debt relief sits in federal courts
  + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The White House is considering extending the student-loan payment pause again, per The Washington Post. This comes as Biden's debt relief is on pause after federal courts blocked its implementation. Given that these legal proceedings could take months, extending into the new year, calls to extend the student-loan payment pause beyond December 31 have been amplifying. The Washington Post reported on Monday that White House officials are considering another extension, according to two people familiar with the matter who stressed that no final decisions have been made. Advocates have also been calling on Biden to extend the student-loan payment pause.
☆ Student-loan borrowers should not resume payments in January after federal courts have blocked the relief, advocates say
  + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Two federal courts have blocked Biden's student-loan forgiveness plan so far. Advocates say student-loan payments should not resume in January without relief. These legal challenges could delay the implementation of Biden's debt relief for months — potentially extending into next year, when student-loan payments are scheduled to resume. Alongside the August announcement of broad student-loan forgiveness, the department announced the "final" extension of the student-loan payment pause through December 31. Still, given that the department told borrowers the goal was to have their relief processed before payments resume, advocates are hoping borrowers won't be thrown into repayment too soon.
☆ Now They Want a Pandemic ‘Amnesty’
  + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( The Editorial Board | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Believe it or not, American Federation of Teachers chief Randi Weingarten on Monday tacitly acknowledged that keeping schools closed during the pandemic was a mistake. Miracles happen, apparently. But she also now wants parents—especially if they’re voters next week—to forgive her and her political allies without seeking an apology or holding them accountable. Sorry, that lets them off way too easy. “I agree,” Ms. Weingarten tweeted a link to a piece in The Atlantic by Emily Oster , “Let’s Declare a Pandemic Amnesty.” The article argues that Americans should forgive experts and government leaders for their mistakes during the pandemic.
☆ Why Randi Weingarten Supports Harvard’s Discrimination
  + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( Allysia Finley | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
You almost have to admire the chutzpah of the teachers unions. Even as they fight to keep poor minority kids trapped in failing public schools, they plead that racial preferences in college admissions are necessary to compensate for these students’ inferior K-12 education. High-achieving Asian-American and white students must be discriminated against to make up for the educational “privileges” that unions deny minorities. That’s the argument advanced by the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers in their friend-of-the-court briefs supporting Harvard and the University of North Carolina in cases the Supreme Court will hear on Monday concerning the legality of racial preferences. “Our schools, from K-12 to higher education, still struggle to provide equitable opportunities for students of color,” the NEA laments.
☆ A judge just tossed out the Justice Department's bid to force Trump donor and casino mogul Steve Wynn to register as a foreign agent
  + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( C. Ryan Barber | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +6 min
In a 20-page opinion, Judge James Boasberg sided with Wynn's argument that the Justice Department lacked the power to force the disclosure of his alleged stint as a foreign agent of China. It was not immediately clear if the Justice Department would appeal. A Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In a prepared statement, Wynn's lawyers Reid Weingarten and Robert Luskin said they were "delighted" by the dismissal of a Justice Department lawsuit they described as "ill-conceived." The Justice Department said Wynn agreed in 2017 to lobby on behalf of China in exchange for favorable treatment of his casino business in Macau.
☆ A student-loan company involved in a major lawsuit against Biden's debt relief just got hit with a cease and desist over accusations of 'interfering with student loan borrowers' right to loan cancella
  + stars: | 2022-10-11 | by ( Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Advocacy groups AFT and SBPC sent a cease and desist letter to student-loan company MOHELA. "Student loan giant MOHELA has grown fat on federal contracts and back-room deals with big banks. The groups also noted that MOHELA's actions could be a "potential liability" under the California Student Borrower Bill of Rights and the Consumer Financial Protection Act. The cease and desist letter noted that seeking to block debt relief and understaffing call centers could constitute such behavior. "People with student debt in California and across the country have a right to life-changing debt relief and we will not let a rogue student loan company stand in the way."
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