Tag: Protections
Dept of Ed Announces Protections for Student Loan Borrowers
Posted: July 24, 2016 at 5:20 am / Education
(Photo: Steve Castillo, Stanford) The US Department of Education has introduced a series of protections and customer service standards in an effort to implement a new vision for student loan servicing that hopes to make sure the more than 40 million individuals in the country who hold student loan debt receive high-quality customer service and fair […]
Philadelphia Schools Formalize Transgender Student Protections
Posted: June 22, 2016 at 5:30 am / Education
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) The School Reform Commission of Philadelphia has approved a policy designed to protect the rights of transgender and nonconforming students in the Philadelphia School District. Under the new policy, students may be addressed by names and pronouns corresponding to their gender identity in interactions with other students and staff, on written […]