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Ayelet Sheffey

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name pronounced like the sentence “i yell it” | senior education reporter @businessinsider/ @thisisinsider | @americanu alum

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Ayelet Sheffey
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RT @nealemahoney: Spoke with @arsheffey at @BusinessInsider .about how the cancellation of "click to cancel" will waste people's time, incr….
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Ayelet Sheffey
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RT @InsiderUnion: Today we learned that @BusinessInsider and @axelspringer intend to lay off about 20 percent of our members. Read our stat….
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Ayelet Sheffey
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RT @ATecotzky: From @arsheffey, who spoke to scientists leaving the country amid cuts to their research. ""I still think I can contribute….
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"There is no opportunity here anymore, and I don't want to waste my time," said a scientist who is studying Alzheimer's and moving to Germany.
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Ayelet Sheffey
6 months
McMahon confirms she will honor Public Service Loan Forgiveness. She adds: "If we want stronger or more programs for loan forgiveness, then I think Congress should pass those programs, and then we would implement it.".
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Ayelet Sheffey
6 months
Adds that it's not Trump's goal to defund programs; it's "only to have it operate more efficiently.".
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Ayelet Sheffey
6 months
Linda McMahon on dismantling ED: "Trump understands that we'll be working with Congress. We'd like to do this right. We'd like to make sure that we are presenting a plan that I think our senators could get on board with.".
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Ayelet Sheffey
6 months
The latest on the CFPB: Russ Vought sent an email to employees this morning telling them to "not perform any work tasks" this week — and to get written approval if they do any work. More here: .
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CFPB employees must "get approval in writing" to do any work this week, acting director Russell Vought wrote in an email.
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Ayelet Sheffey
8 months
RT @miadegraaf: NEW: Panic over America’s reading crisis is driving deep societal divide. We spent a few months looking at how that’s playi….
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Ayelet Sheffey
8 months
In a memo from @WHCOS on making the most of the rest of Biden's term, Zients says that in the next 42 days, @POTUS will "announce more student debt cancellation for public service workers and other borrowers."
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Ayelet Sheffey
9 months
.@BobbyScott is urging @usedgov to cancel student debt for borrowers who have qualified for relief under PSLF and borrower defense before Trump takes office: "I am deeply concerned about the future and whether much of this progress will be undone"
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Ayelet Sheffey
9 months
RT @KristenhCNN: Trump transition co-chair Linda McMahon is expected to be named as Education Secretary, four sources familiar with the mat….
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Ayelet Sheffey
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RT @mattdrange: A breakdown of headcount + average salary at federal gov't agencies. Would the VA be a viable target for cuts, given its he….
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businessinsider.com
Trump's administration is looking for federal employees it can easily fire. BI looked at the biggest federal employers and their salaries.
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Ayelet Sheffey
10 months
RT @BenGlasner: @arsheffey with Business Insider, focused on Pennsylvania, a battleground where retirees weigh economic policies and commun….
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Pennsylvania is among the top states with the fastest-growing older population. It sets the stage for what retirement will look like in the US.
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Ayelet Sheffey
10 months
On @callherdaddy, Alex Cooper asks @KamalaHarris what she’s going to do about student-debt relief. Harris says: “We are fighting, and I’m going to continue to fight for student-debt relief. Student loan debt is a huge issue… we need to give people relief.”.
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Ayelet Sheffey
10 months
NEW from @usedgov spox: the Fresh Start deadline for student-loan borrowers has been extended to Wednesday 10/2 at 3am ET given issues borrowers are facing with getting the website to load. The program was set to end on Oct. 1.
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Ayelet Sheffey
11 months
For the first time in a decade, the Senate is holding a hearing on private student debt led by @SenatorWarnock. Tune in here: .
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Ayelet Sheffey
11 months
The @CFPB announced a settlement with Navient, banning the student-loan company from servicing federal loans and giving $100 million back to impacted borrowers. I spoke to @chopracfpb about what this case means for borrowers and the industry here:.
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businessinsider.com
Student-loan company Navient is barred from servicing federal loans in a settlement it reached with the CFPB over claims it mismanaged payments.
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Ayelet Sheffey
11 months
>@SenWarren and @RepJamesClyburn led over 50 Dems in asking @usedgov to investigate student-loan company MOHELA, and consider ending its contract, over concerns that it's mismanaging borrowers' accounts. More here:.
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Student-loan company MOHELA is facing two lawsuits over claims it mistreated millions of borrowers. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants an investigation.
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Ayelet Sheffey
1 year
RT @Phil_Lewis_: Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan in a major multi-countr….
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bloomberg.com
Russia is releasing Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and former US Marine Paul Whelan as part of a major prisoner swap with the US, according to people familiar with the situation.
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