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Biden admin cancels more than $70 million in student …

This Nov. 24, 2009, photo, shows the entrance to the DeVry University in Miramar, Fla. The Biden administration says it will cancel more than $70 million in student debt for borrowers who say they were defrauded by the for-profit DeVry University. It marks the first time the Education Department has approved such claims for an institution that's still in operation. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

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Loan forgiveness offered to more than 100,000 former students …

In this Sept. 6, 2016, file photo students find the doors locked to the ITT Technical Institute campus in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The U.S. Education Department announced Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021, it will forgive student debt for more than 100,000 borrowers who attended the now-defunct ITT Technical Institute chain but left before graduating. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Defrauded students who only got partial relief from colleges …

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

In farewell letter, DeVos urges Congress to reject Biden’s …

In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Former president of nation’s largest teachers union vying …

In this Nov. 1, 2017, file photo, National Education Association President Lily Eskelsen Garcia speaks at a news conference on American labor on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)