A leading teachers union announced Wednesday that it is suing the Trump administration for cutting off public service workers with federal student loans from affordable repayment and debt relief programs.
“By effectively freezing the nation’s student loan system, the new administration seems intent on making life harder for working people, including for millions of borrowers who have taken on student debt so they can go to college,” said American Federation of Teachers (AFT) president Randi Weingarten in a statement. “The former president tried to fix the system for 45 million Americans, but the new president is breaking it again.”
“The AFT has fought tirelessly to make college more affordable by limiting student debt for public…
