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Who runs the classroom, who holds the loan

Schools and student debt

Democrats back public-school funding and student-debt relief. The 2024 Republican platform calls for closing the Education Department and sending public funds to private and religious schools.

Positions

01 / Democrats

Fund public schools, and forgive what public service earned.

02 / Republicans

Close the Education Department. Fund private schools.

The receipts

What each side did when it had the votes.

Dark is yea, grey is nay. Each card names who drove the action and how the other party responded. Every one links to the official record.

Jun 30, 2023 · Biden v. Nebraska

Republican-appointed court majority

Broad student debt cancellation struck down

The Court held the administration lacked authority under the HEROES Act to cancel debt on that scale.

All six justices in the majority were appointed by Republican presidents.

Decided 6–3. Targeted programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness were unaffected.

Read the record ↗