Biden Forgives $6 Billion in Student Debt , for Public Service Workers.<br />On March 21, the Biden administration canceled nearly $6 billion in student loans for approximately 80,000 public service workers, NPR reports.<br />Such workers include teachers, <br />nurses, firefighters and more.<br />Such workers include teachers, <br />nurses, firefighters and more.<br />Such workers include teachers, <br />nurses, firefighters and more.<br />These public service workers have <br />dedicated their careers to serving their <br />communities, but because of past <br />administrative failures, never got the <br />relief they were entitled to under the law, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />Because of the fixes my administration <br />has made, we have now canceled student <br />debt for over 870,000 public service workers — <br />compared to only about 7,000 public <br />service borrowers ever receiving <br />forgiveness prior to my administration, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />Those who are eligible for this round of student <br />loan forgiveness will receive an email next week.<br />Thousands more who are enrolled in the <br />Public Service Loan Forgiveness program <br />will receive emails "if they are within two years <br />of having their debt forgiven," NPR reports. .<br />The announcement comes as the president travels the country to campaign for reelection.<br />From day one of my administration, I promised <br />to fix broken student loan programs and make <br />sure higher education is a ticket to the <br />middle class, not a barrier to opportunity, President Joe Biden, via statement.<br />I won't back down from using every <br />tool at my disposal to deliver student debt <br />relief to more Americans, and build an <br />economy from the middle out and bottom up, President Joe Biden, via statement
