DeVos to cancel $150M in student loans from closed for-profit colleges

By Maria Biery

Published December 14, 2018 5:43pm ET

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DeVos to cancel $150M in student loans from closed for-profit colleges — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos testifies on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, June 5th, 2018, to testify before the Senate Appropriations Committee on the fiscal 2019 budget for the Education Department. | (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Students whose schools closed are getting a break on their student loans.

The Department of Education announced Thursday that it will forgive $150 million in federal student loan debt from closed for-profit colleges.

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