Deadline Looms for Borrowers Seeking Public Service Loan Forgiveness

As the Biden administration debates loan forgiveness, some 3 million student borrowers—many of them teachers—are eligible for more than $100 billion in debt relief. But do they know? Batten School professor Sarah Turner breaks down a complicated topic for Education Next.

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness is, in 2022, still inviting applicants to transmit documents by fax and postal mail.

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