Teachers’ Union Sues Trump Administration Over Student Loan Forgiveness Delays

The suit was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

The American Federation of Teachers has taken the Trump administration to court, claiming it has unlawfully held up student loan forgiveness for tens of thousands of eligible borrowers.

The suit was filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and is titled Weingarten v. McMahon. It targets Education Secretary Linda McMahon and her handling of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, known as PSLF. The plaintiffs say the department has miscounted borrowers’ payment timelines and refused to give people credit for time they have already served.

AFT President Randi Weingarten, the lead plaintiff, said McMahon has “flagrantly ignored her responsibility to help teachers, nurses and first responders.” She added that the lawsuit is meant to make McMahon “stop stalling and do her job.” The other plaintiffs include AFT members and public service workers. The union represents about 1.8 million members.

The plaintiffs say Trump officials have denied relief under this program. Requests have piled up, and a court filing showed 88,000 borrowers were still waiting on a decision as of spring.

One co-plaintiff, Elizabeth Schoepflin, is a speech-language pathologist from New…

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