Missouri Leads Coalition of States Suing Department of Education for Its ‘Cloak and Dagger’ Tactics To Cancel Student Debt

Filing claims that early attempts to cancel all student debt would add nearly $150 billion to deficit.

AP/Susan Walsh
President Biden and the education secretary, Miguel Cardona, at the White House. AP/Susan Walsh

A coalition of state attorneys general has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Education, alleging that it is preparing student loan providers to cancel large amounts of student debt under a new rule that has not even received final approval.

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