Eileen Connor
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Eileen Connor
@ei_conn
Lawyer and friend, Director @EdDebtJustice
Jamaica Plain, Boston Katılım Ocak 2017
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Today, I look forward to learning about the skilled trades offered by @LincolnTech at their Columbia, MD campus, including automotive technology, health sciences, and culinary arts.
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Bit of a hassle for 17 words @EdDebtJustice
supremecourt.gov/orders/courtor…
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.@usedgov has started sending emails to Sweet class members informing of their federal loan discharges – a day of long-awaited justice!
There’s still work to do for many more. Help us keep up the fight by donating today. #borrowerdefense
ppsl.org/donate
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#BREAKING: Last night, Judge Alsup DENIED the intervenors’ motion to stay settlement relief in Sweet v. Cardona.
This decision delivers a massive victory for our clients who have fought so long and hard for this outcome!
ppsl.org/news/update-ju…
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Me to @jpinsk for his excellent new @WSJ story: “Student debt is a new stratification system... It confers a set of advantages at the end of college for people who are debt-free over people with student debt.” wsj.com/articles/how-s…
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🚨BIG NEWS🚨- In groundbreaking ruling today, a U.S. District Court has denied Walden U's attempt to dismiss our civil rights lawsuit alleging that Walden targeted Black & female students to enroll in a doctoral business program.
*READ MORE*
defendstudents.org/news/judge-rul…
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UPDATE: Middle States directs ASA to show cause why it should remain accredited, citing “insufficient evidence” ASA is complying with accreditor standards and federal regulations. Also directs ASA to submit teach-out plan in the event the school shuts down republicreport.org/2022/new-york-…
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Last night, @TheJusticeDept filed its response to the sham lawsuit pushed by MO @AGEricSchmitt and five of his right-wing peers.
This is the most complete explanation of @POTUS' legal and economic rationale to date.
It is serious, thorough, and *absolutely devastating.*
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Michael Stratford@mstratford
In new court filing, Biden admin offers its first legal defense of student debt relief: "... based on thorough economic analysis...targeted in response to the COVID-19 national emergency, fits comfortably within the Secretary’s HEROES Act authority." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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THREAD: The biggest story of my life is finally out.
Since 2019, I’ve been investigating a monitoring tool called Social Sentinel. They bill it as a way to help save students’ lives.
I found it had another purpose — surveilling campus protests. bit.ly/3xxFWM7
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As @POTUS waffles on cancelling student debt, please watch my new documentary
FREEDOM DREAMS: Black Women and the Student Debt Crisis
Narrated by @ninaturner
Featuring @MAD_lines @DoctahBee1 @shamellbell & others
Music by @lrain0000 @linquafranqa
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"When I defaulted on my student loans, I felt overwhelmed. I felt ashamed," Astra Taylor (@astradisastra) tells us. "What I didn't realize at the time was just how common my situation was." #BriefButSpectacular
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The Aging Student Debtors of America newyorker.com/news/us-journa… via @NewYorker
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