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Appreciate @USEducationDept reading/responding to all the comments we submitted to improve Public Service Loan Forgiveness -- There's still time to submit feedback! Summary: docs.google.com/document/d/1TA… Regs: govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR… Submit feedback: federalregister.gov/documents/2022…

We were honored last week to lend our input on much-needed reforms to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. We hope to see bold, broad changes by @usedgov, including additional employer eligibility for attorneys serving public clients.

"Thirty percent of respondents reported borrowing a bar loan, adding an average of $8,785 in debt after graduation. Respondents of color reported higher rates of bar loan borrowing [...]" Big bar exam prep still puts far too many students in debt. americanbar.org/groups/young_l…

Here are some warning signs that legal departments should be on the lookout for to identify risks created by their own suppliers. wolterskluwer.com/en/expert-insi…

If you attended a for-profit school and haven't filed a borrower defense yet today is the day. We've cancelled billions of dollars of debt so far. Your debt should be next. predatorystudentlending.org/borrowerdefens…

Average student debt four years after graduation... Black borrowers: $53,000 White Borrowers: $28,000 Student debt is a racial justice issue. #cancelstudentdebt

"Law Grads With High Debt, Financial Stress Do Worse on the Bar Exam, Study Finds" law.com/2021/05/20/law…

"The average total student loans at the time of law school graduation, including undergraduate and other loans, was $164,742. Many respondents reported that their loans contributed to mental health issues" | abajournal.com/web/article/if…

Appreciate being honored for our mission to help students test well and do good #edtech #Esqyr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">boove.co.uk/these-are-the-…

Board of Law Examiners: Hey, can we have an outdoor bar exam based upon this configuration? #barpocalypse #lawtwitter @NCBEX

"Law students shouldn't be forced to choose between their lives or their livelihoods" | Going forward, states need to cancel all in-person bar exams--to protect the physical and financial health of test-takers. prnewswire.com/news-releases/…

.@barbri - look at #COVID19 as a "once in one hundred year opportunity?". "This unprecedented gift of time"? This law student certainly will not be looking into Barbri materials for whenever the bar finally is for me. What a disappointing move. #lawtwitter #lawstudenttwitter

This is a national emergency, not The Paper Chase. Just one more reason to not let big bar prep add to your student debt --

Good luck to those taking the February bar!

"These cases point out the need to be conservative when borrowing, while formulating a plan for repayment." | @esqyr provides students with previously tested, NCBE MBE, MEE, and MPRE questions, answers, and answer explanations -- without breaking the bank. ocj.com/2020/02/studen…

"Navy vet who won watershed student loan ruling tells his story" finance.yahoo.com/news/student-l… | law students are facing a student debt crisis

"We can talk endlessly about who or what is to blame for the exorbitant cost of law school, but it’s far more productive to focus on changing what needs to change" ~ @LSTupdates's @kpmcentee news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/la…

"[W]e are seeing default levels that approach what there was in the subprime mortgage world [...] As we sit here and talk today, over a fifth of black college graduates are in default on their student loans" ~ @CRLOnline's @CRLMike npr.org/2019/12/09/785…

"With law students graduating with an average student loan debt of $145,550, it’s critical to know whether or not your investment will pay off" | Student debt is at an all-time high, which is why @esqyr helps students pass the bar without going broke. tippingthescales.com/2019/12/new-la…