ATTORNEY GENERAL TONG URGES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FIX BROKEN PUBLIC SERVICE LOAN FORGIVENESS PROGRAM
Hartford, CT -- Attorney General William Tong has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to take robust action to fix the broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Since borrowers first became eligible for relief in 2017, almost all PSLF applications have been rejected, leaving millions of public servants in the lurch. These teachers, nurses, public interest attorneys, social workers, first responders, servicemembers, and others incurred significant student loan debt in order to gain the skills necessary to educate, heal, and protect our communities – under the promise that a portion of these loans would eventually be forgiven. In the letter, the coalition applauds ED’s commitment to improving implementation of the PSLF…