'Today marks a decade since the water supply of Flint, Michigan, was temporarily switched to the Flint River, exposing residents to dangerous levels of lead and other chemicals.'
Please read this piece by Flint resident mind yo business in The Emancipator. theemancipator.org/2024/04/25/env…

That’s a wrap, folks!

What’s the verdict? Our Persis Yu couldn’t have said it better:

It is time to cancel student debt, it is time to make college free, and it is time to fire MOHELA.

TODAY = THE MOHELA HEARING‼️ Even tho MOHELA made the reckless choices that led to this moment, they’ve chosen to hide & shirk responsibility.

Borrowers deserve better & Student Borrower Protection Center & @AFTUnion are ready to demand it today.

#FireMOHELA #ProtectBorrowers mohelapapers.org🧵

Just got this.

I hate to see this - how student loan debt takes opportunities away from people's kids because they were not affluent enough to afford college in the first place and not doing well enough on the back end.

I appreciate peeps following up and trusting me.

#PSLF

ICYMI: Student loan debt relief ranks as the TOP economic issue for the millions of Americans w/student debt—more than 1-in-6 registered voters—ranking ahead of 8 other policies as having the greatest potential impact on them & their families.
Read more ⬇️
cnbc.com/2024/03/26/can…

‼️MUST WATCH EPISODE OF Last Week Tonight with John Oliver 📺

Learn more about why we’re fighting to protect student loan borrowers and #cancelstudentdebt …and laugh while you do it!🫳🎤

theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2…

Absolutely tragic

Good morning from Washington DC! We’re joining @ProtectBorrowers for a discussion of “The Politics of Student Debt.” Follow along in the thread below.

Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 Elizabeth Warren Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley NAACP AFL-CIO ✊ Student Borrower Protection Center Student Borrower Protection Center Diane Welch is a teacher at Peabody High School, whose loans were forgiven through #PSLF . She said she was so shocked when it was forgiven, she called AFT Massachusetts in disbelief.

'I used to say, this debt will outlive me.'

“Instead of performing basic servicing functions… MOHELA chose a complex “call deflection” scheme” - Persis Yu

📢‼️Elizabeth Warren JUST announced LIVE @AFT w/ Randi Weingarten 🇺🇦🇺🇸💪🏿👩‍🎓🟣 & SBPC's Persis Yu that Senate Banking and Housing Democrats will hold an oversight hearing on the student loan servicing giant MOHELA!!

This comes just after MOHELApapers.org💃🕺

The hour of reckoning is coming.
protectborrowers.org/after-release-…

In #SOTU , President Biden just highlighted his unprecedented work to enact student debt relief for nearly 4 million Americans (despite the Supreme Court).

👏 Now keep it coming, Joe!

ATTENTION SWEET CLASS MEMBERS🚨: The deadline for U.S. Department of Education to distribute full settlement relief to the automatic relief group was January 28, 2024.

If you are still having issues with your Sweet relief, we want to hear from you. Fill out our survey: ppsl.tfaforms.net/20

In T-14th, we have a tie! (Who told you voting was pointless?).

First up: Louise Seamster, @BlakeProf, Marshall Steinbaum 🔥, Ryann Liebenthal, Jonathan Glater, Persis Yu, and Luke Herrine offer their initial reactions to the shenanigans of Biden v. Nebraska.

lpeproject.org/blog/seven-rea…

Clarence Thomas supports debt cancellation...

*checks notes*

...but only for himself.

Shocking findings from ProPublica unveil longtime GOP effort to bankroll conservative #SCOTUS justices, including a rich friend who literally cancelled a loan for Justice Thomas in 2008.

For any colleges that are 'concerned' over an increase in borrower defense claims, Eileen Connor has some advice.

Read more... insidehighered.com/news/governmen…

Hi 👋 Meet Dixie & Michaela—former negotiators and our #negreg2023 dream team! They'll be taking over our Twitter account today and tomorrow to provide quick info on what goes down!

Stream the hearings here ➪ eventbrite.com/e/negotiated-r…   

💫Follow along with us on this thread ➪

Hey! This dropped this week!

I had a great time speaking with Maurice BP-Weeks about student debt, for Convergence Magazine’s #Indebted podcast.

Listen to the episode: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ind…

What's your #studentloanelephant ? In this week's episode of #Indebted , learn why this trillion dollar elephant won't go away — and how we fight back.

Mo Weeks is joined by Persis Yu to discuss.

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ind…