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   Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Wednesday, 20-May-2026 06:50:30 JST Nonilex

   25 Democrat #states & DC sued the #Trump #Education Dept over new graduate #StudentLoan limits, arguing the restrictions will worsen the #HealthCareWorker shortage.
   
“#HigherEducation is expensive, & our #health care system is already under immense strain. This rule will shut talented people out of critical professions & leave communities with fewer #healthcare providers they desperately need,” NYAG Letitia James, who is leading the coalition, said in a statement.

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   https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/05/19/health-worker-shortage-will-worsen-with-student-loan-limit-25-states-say-suit/

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     Timo (timo21@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:18 JST Timo

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     @Nonilex so foreign medical people can not move to the U.S., and non-rich U.S. citizens can not afford medical educations, and rich citizens do not want to contribute to society. This is how to destroy a country.

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:20 JST Nonilex

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     The coalition of #states fears the rules will force many #students to rely on more expensive private #loans, delay completing their #education or abandon their pursuit of an advanced degree altogether. The group worries the rules will worsen #workforce shortages & make it harder for #patients, especially those in rural and underserved communities, to access #healthcare. The states are asking the court to block the rules.

     #Trump #law #HigherEducation #economy #affordability #access

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:21 JST Nonilex

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     …“The Department heavily relied on ‘its own historical practice’ in defining ‘professional degrees’…as well as whether a worker was ‘supervised by another professional who has…more education, training, & qualifications,’…neither of which #Congress intended it to consider,” the legal complaint states.

     #Trump #law #education #HigherEducation #economy #affordability #access

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:22 JST Nonilex

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     The #Education Dept received >80k comments on the proposed rule, with many industry groups challenging the “professional” designation & warning that #students would be shut out of critical fields.

     Professional degrees are not limited to the list, the regulation says, but the dept held fast to the examples— only agreeing to add clinical psychology after intense debate with experts. The dept refused to further expand the list of degrees deemed professional in the final rules.

     #Trump #law #access

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:23 JST Nonilex

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     Before now, ALL #GraduateStudents could borrow up to the full cost of attendance, which conservative lawmakers blamed for high program costs & high #StudentDebt.

     In the fall, the #Education Dept & a committee of #HigherEducation “experts” negotiated the details of the #loan caps, but the terms sparked a backlash over the exclusion of some professions from the higher loan limits, including nursing, physical therapy & social work.

     #Trump #law #economy #affordability #access

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:24 JST Nonilex

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     #Students in professional programs can borrow up to $50,000 a year & $200,000 total, while those in graduate programs will face annual limits of $20,500 & a LIFETIME limit of $100,000.
     
The #law listed examples of “professional” programs, including pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry & theology.

     #Trump #education #HigherEducation #economy #affordability #access

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     Nonilex (nonilex@masto.ai)'s status on Thursday, 21-May-2026 10:27:25 JST Nonilex

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     The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Maryland, comes nearly 3 weeks after the #Education Dept finalized rules lowering the amount of #money #GraduateStudents can borrow from the #FederalGovernment. The rules, effective July 1, are a feature of the One Big Beautiful Bill that #Trump signed into #law last summer. They implement borrowing caps based on whether #students are pursuing a degree in what it designated as a professional or graduate program.

     https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/court-filings/state-of-maryland-et-al-v-united-states-of-education-linda-mcmahon-court-filing-2026.pdf

     #affordability