Washington joins 21 states in suing U.S. Department of Education over PSLF restrictions

The U.S. Department of Education finalized the new rule Oct. 31, granting itself authority to disqualify entire agencies or organizations from PSLF eligibility.

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 21 other attorneys general are suing the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) over what they call illegal restrictions to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

The lawsuit challenges a new federal rule that would allow the department to deem certain state and local governments or nonprofit organizations ineligible for the program if the administration determines they have engaged in activities with a “substantial illegal purpose.”

Brown said the

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