78,000 more public workers are getting student loans canceled through Biden administration changes
Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses and other public servants
By COLLIN BINKLEY
Published - Mar 21, 2024, 10:06 AM ET
Last Updated - Mar 21, 2024, 10:06 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses, firefighters and other public servants, the Biden administration announced Thursday.
The Education Department is canceling the borrowers’ loans because they reached 10 years of payments while working in public service, making them eligible for relief under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
“These public service workers have dedicated their careers to serving their communities, but because of past administrative failures, never got the relief they were entitled to under the law,” President Joe Biden said in a statement.
