Trump Admin To Continue Student Loan Forgiveness Plans In Deal With Teachers Union

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Trump Admin To Continue Student Loan Forgiveness Plans In Deal With Teachers Union

Jaryn Crouson
Education Reporter
October 20, 2025 1:40 PM ET

The Trump administration has agreed to continue some forms of student loan forgiveness and payment plans in a court settlement reached with one of the largest teacher unions in the country.

The agreement filed by the Department of Education (ED) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) states the federal government has agreed to continue processing student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Original Income Contingent Repayment (ICR), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Buyback programs.

ED is only required to process ICR and PAYE applications for as long as the programs are active. These programs are scheduled to come to a close on July 1, 2028, thanks to the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

“For nearly a decade, the AFT has fought for the rights of student loan borrowers to be freed from the shackles of unjust debt — and today, a huge part of that affordability fight was vindicated,” AFT President Randi Weingarten said in a statement. “This year, we took on the Trump administration when it refused to follow the law and denied borrowers the relief they were owed. Our agreement means that those borrowers stuck in limbo can either get immediate relief or finally see a light at the end of the tunnel.”

more
https://dailycaller.com/2025/10/20/trump-to-continue-student-loan-forgiveness-plans-deal-teachers-union/

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Where's my Federal Income Tax Foregiveness Plan?

Why does every else get to be a deadbeat, and I don't?

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 Student loan debt will be forgiven for millions of borrowers under new Trump admin agreement — here’s how to know if you’re one of them
By Zoe Hussain   
Published Oct. 21, 2025, 12:55 a.m. ET

Millions of student loan borrowers will see the “light at the end of the tunnel” after the Trump administration agreed to reinstate loan forgiveness plans it had partially blocked following a court battle.

The Trump administration reached an agreement with the American Federation of Teachers to approve student debt cancellation for millions of borrowers who continually make their regular payments.

The AFT and Department of Education came to an agreement Friday to begin cancelling student loans for borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans, according to a joint status report filed the same day.

“This is a tremendous win for borrowers. With today’s filing, borrowers can rest a little easier,” said Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director for Protect Borrowers, which acted as counsel for the teachers’ union.

In a lawsuit filed in March, the AFT – which has about 1.8 million union members – accused Trump officials of blocking federal student loan holders from accessing repayment and forgiveness programs that were in effect when they first borrowed.

more with info on who will qualify
https://nypost.com/2025/10/21/us-news/student-loan-debt-will-be-forgiven-for-millions-of-borrowers-under-new-trump-admin-agreement-heres-how-to-know-if-youre-one-of-them/