Even as America’s affordability crisis scales new heights, there was recently a rare ray of hope for millions of student borrowers who finally received debt relief thanks to a landmark legal settlement with the AFT. Rather than continuing to fight us in court, the Trump administration stopped illegally blocking millions of Americans from accessing student debt relief programs. It agreed to provide extensive relief that borrowers are entitled to under law, including canceling student debt for all eligible borrowers enrolled in income-based repayment plans.
Now, we are trying to get the news out as broadly and urgently as possible.
For months, the Trump administration made things difficult, if not impossible, for student loan…