May 19, 2006

Advocates for Students Ask Government to Revise Rules for Borrowers

By STEPHEN BURD

Citing public concern about rising levels of educational debt, groups representing students, parents, and college officials, and two loan-guarantee agencies have filed a formal request asking the U.S. Education Department to revise regulations pertaining to borrowers who have taken on unmanageable levels of federal student-loan debt.

The request, known as an "administrative petition," calls on the department to overhaul rules that the petitioners say are "inconsistent, confusing, and

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