Education – University of Baltimore Law Review

Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Could Declare Non-Profits, State and Local Government Jobs as “Substantially Illegal”—21 States, 5 Cities and Counties, and 9 Nonprofits Are Fighting Back

*Madeline Stewart I. Changes to PSLF and Subsequent Lawsuits On November 3, 2025, two complaints were filed against the U.S. Department of Education and Linda McMahon, the Secretary of the Department of Education[1], following the Department of Education’s announcement of a rule change to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF) on October 31.[2] TheContinue reading “Changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Could Declare Non-Profits, State and Local Government Jobs as “Substantially Illegal”—21 States, 5 Cities and Counties, and 9 Nonprofits Are Fighting Back”

*Erika Meadows I. Introduction A third-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin, Kylie Ruprecht, relies on both Unsubsidized and Graduate Plus loans to cover her educational expenses.[1] On July 1, 2026, a provision in the Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 will take effect, establishing new borrowing limits and modifying repayment plans, thus affectingContinue reading “The One Big Beautiful Bill: Will Students Have to Choose Between Being Buried in Student Loan Debt or Leaving Their Dreams Behind?”

*Alexa Thomas I. Introduction Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer,[1] allows users to create registries (or “wish lists”) of items.[2] Many teachers create wish lists to encourage in-kind donations for their classrooms.[3] Amazon actively supports the viral classroom wish list trend by marketing the #clearthelist movement, a campaign to help teachers access important classroom supplies.[4]Continue reading “Policy Implications of School Crowdfunding Policies: Do You Know Where Your Amazon Classroom Wish List Donations are Going?”

*Meriam Mossad I. Introduction Critical Race Theory (CRT) is an academic movement that emerged in the mid-1970s. It was founded by civil-rights scholars and activists who sought to critically examine the intersection of race and the law, and to advocate for more radical approaches to the pursuit of racial justice.[1] The late Derrick Bell, aContinue reading “Silence or Discrimination: Is the Ban on Critical Race Theory a Violation of Teachers’ Free Speech or Does it Discriminate Against Students?”