Students defrauded by for-profit colleges won an important legal victory on Tuesday. A U.S. federal court ruled against a request to delay a policy from former President Barack Obama’s administration. The policy makes it easier for those students to get their student loans forgiven. The policy is known as borrower defense, and was originally meant to go into effect in July 2017. But current Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the rule made forgiving loans too easy and was unfair to taxpayers. So, she blocked it while attempting to create a new policy in its place. Last month, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss decided that DeVos’ delay was unlawful. This week, he denied a request from an organization representing for-profit colleges to delay the rule even longer.
Title: Students Win Legal Action against US Education Department
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data-start-time='19938' data-end-time='27729'>The policy makes it easier for those students to get their student loans forgiven.</span> <span data-start-time='27729' data-end-time='39021'>The policy is known as borrower defense, and was originally meant to go into effect in July 2017.</span> <span data-start-time='39021' data-end-time='51208'>But current Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the rule made forgiving loans too easy and was unfair to taxpayers.</span> <span data-start-time='51208' data-end-time='58833'>So, she blocked it while attempting to create a new policy in its place.</span> <span data-start-time='58833' data-end-time='68875'>Last month, U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss decided that DeVos’ delay was unlawful.</span> <span data-start-time='68875' data-end-time='80500'>This week, he denied a request from an organization representing for-profit colleges to delay the rule even longer.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2915/the_policy_makes_it_easier_for_those_students_to_get_their_what_forgiven.wav'>The policy makes it easier for those students to get their what forgiven?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='student loans'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2915/student_loans.wav'><span>student loans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2915/failing_grades.wav'><span>failing grades</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2915/private_loans.wav'><span>private loans</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2915/library_fees.wav'><span>library fees</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=11775 data-hint-location='58833' 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