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AG Shapiro Leads Effort to Stop New Title IX Rule That Weakens Protections for Survivors of Sexual Violence in Schools
June 24, 2020

HARRISBURG—Attorney General Shapiro today led a group of 18 Attorneys General, co-led with New Jersey and California, in seeking to block the U.S. Department of Education’s new Title IX rule, which weakens protections for sexual harassment victims and creates inequitable disciplinary proceedings for students from kindergarten through college.

AG Shapiro: New Title IX Rule Unlawful, Limits Protections for Sexual Harassment Victims
June 4, 2020

HARRISBURG”•Attorney General Josh Shapiro today stepped up to defend survivors, schools, and universities from new Title IX regulations published by the Trump Administration. Shapiro’s action ”• which he is co-leading with New Jersey, California, and 17 other Attorneys General ”• is designed to stop these rules from weakening protections for sexual assault and harassment victims, and block the creation of inequitable disciplinary proceedings from kindergarten through college.

AG Shapiro: Trump Administration Should Suspend Efforts To Rewrite Policy on Sexual Assault, Harassment at Schools
March 27, 2020

HARRISBURG”• With Pennsylvanians and schools nationwide addressing the COVID-19 virus, Attorney General Josh Shapiro is leading efforts with 17 other Attorneys General to stop the Trump administration’s ongoing efforts to implement proposed Title IX rules that threaten protections at K-12 schools, colleges, and universities across the nation. The U.S. Department of Education proposed rule changes to Title IX in 2018.

Attorney General Shapiro Announces $6.7 Million in Debt Relief for PA Students at For-Profit Colleges
August 17, 2017

HARRISBURG —Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a proposed settlement with Aequitas Capital Management, a defunct investment firm, that provides $6.7 million in debt relief for 1,200 Pennsylvanians who attended for-profit colleges. The proposed settlement, which is subject to approval by an Oregon federal court overseeing Aequitas’ receivership, is part of a broader settlement worth […]

PA Attorney General Takes On Student Loans Company, Secures Debt Cancellation For Pennsylvanians In New Settlement
August 4, 2020

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today permanently shut down Equitable Acceptance’s efforts to operate in Pennsylvania, and is requiring the company to cancel nearly $200,000 in debt for its former Commonwealth customers.

AG Shapiro Files Lawsuit Seeking Nationwide Injunction Against New Visa Rule For International Students
July 13, 2020

HARRISBURG – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today is filing a lawsuit with a group of 18 Attorneys General to stop a new federal rule that threatens to bar hundreds of thousands of international students from studying in the United States.