Education

May 1, 2020 The company that operates as WorldStrides faces a lawsuit over its alleged refusal to offer refunds for trips canceled or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 crisis.

April 29, 2020 Vanderbilt University has been hit with a proposed class action over its alleged refusal to refund students for the COVID-19-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

April 28, 2020 A class action claims students who attended any University of California or California State University campuses are owed fee refunds for the pandemic-shortened spring semester.

April 27, 2020 Fordham University faces a class action lawsuit over its alleged refusal to issue tuition refunds for the coronavirus-shortened Spring 2020 semester.

April 23, 2020 A lawsuit claims the "Inclusive Access" product offered by major publishers through on-campus bookstores has caused students to pay higher prices for college course materials.

April 17, 2020 A lawsuit claims Global Payments and ACTIVE Network failed to protect sensitive customer information stored in ACTIVE’s Blue Bear system from a Fall 2019 data breach.

March 26, 2020 NorthStar faces a class action that alleges the student loan provider failed to uphold an agreement to lower interest rates for borrowers who made timely loan payments.

March 19, 2020 A class action has been filed over an educational travel company’s alleged failure to issue sufficient refunds for student tours canceled in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

October 21, 2019 A class action claims Virginia College’s failure to maintain accreditation and subsequent closure left students and alumni high and dry.

October 8, 2019 A Washington school district claims in a class action that Juul Labs has negatively impacted the nation’s schools and students by marketing its e-cigarette products to minors.

October 2, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims Notre Dame de Namur failed to pay professors for “non-productive tasks” and provide rest breaks required by California law.

September 25, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit claims the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) accepted clandestine payments in exchange for subjecting certain applicants to a more lenient admissions process ordinarily reserved for student-athlete recruits.

August 23, 2019 Two former Grand Canyon University (GCU) students claim in a proposed class action that the school lies to prospective students about whether its online professional degree programs are accredited and will help them advance in their fields.

August 15, 2019 DeVry University is on the receiving end of a proposed class action filed by former students who claim they were misled about the school’s post-graduation employment rates and graduate incomes.

July 23, 2019 A former public school teacher in Utah has filed a proposed class action against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos over the alleged mismanagement of the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

July 19, 2019 Five plaintiffs claim students with disabilities in the Rochester (NY) City School District have been denied the public education, services, programs and aid to which they're entitled under federal law.

July 17, 2019 Out of Florida state court comes a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the state’s Department of Education instructed school districts to skim money off classroom teachers’ bonus amounts in order to cover payroll expenses.

June 3, 2019 Three faculty members of the University of Arkansas have filed suit against the school’s board of trustees after the approval of a controversial faculty-centered policy revision that allegedly violated their constitutional rights.

May 31, 2019 A proposed class action alleges the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) has failed to uphold its end of the bargain for student loan borrowers seeking loan forgiveness under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program.

May 30, 2019 A former University of Oklahoma student claims the school intentionally misreported alumni data to boost its spot in U.S. News & World Report's collegiate rankings.

April 3, 2019 DeVry University has been sued over claims that it advertised inaccurate graduate employment statistics to boost enrollment and charge higher tuition.

March 28, 2019 A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Pennsylvania's The Glen Mills Schools by two former students who claim they were subjected to physical abuse at the hands of staff members.

January 25, 2019 The National Collegiate Athletic Association faces several proposed class action lawsuits filed in Indiana over its alleged concealment of the effects of repeated head trauma.

January 23, 2019 United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District face a class action over the allegedly unconstitutional deduction of union dues from non-member teachers' pay.

January 8, 2019 A class action challenges Pittsburgh Public Schools' alleged used of physical restraints, such as handcuffs, on certain students, including those with disabilities.

December 13, 2018 A proposed class action alleges the operators of Brightwood College intentionally misled students and staff about how long the school would remain open and effectively robbed them of degrees and tuition money.

December 10, 2018 Education Corporation of America has been named in a proposed class action filed by former employees who claim they were not given proper notice of the for-profit college chain's abrupt closure of dozens of schools and are owed lost wages and benefits.

December 10, 2018 Two former Education Corporation of America (ECA) employees have filed suit against the for-profit college chain on behalf of approximately 3,000 workers who were laid off as part of the organization’s mass closure of dozens of schools.

December 3, 2018 A case filed against the Arizona Board of Regents claims female faculty members at the University of Arizona’s College of Science are paid significantly less than their male counterparts and denied equal access to resources and leadership opportunities.

November 29, 2018 [UPDATE] Three former Mount Ida College students have sued the defunct school and its trustees after the Massachusetts institution abruptly closed in May 2018.

November 16, 2018 Three former Dartmouth College professors are the subject of a lawsuit filed by seven women who claim the men turned the school’s Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences into a “21st Century Animal House” plagued by discrimination and sexual assault.

November 5, 2018 Miami private school Cattoira Montessori and its two owners are staring down a lawsuit filed by a teacher who says she was not paid properly for overtime work.

November 2, 2018 A class action alleges The Leland Stanford Junior University procured an employment-related background check without adhering to FCRA regulations.

November 1, 2018 The American Diabetes Association alleges that the NYC Dept. of Education has failed to properly train staff and have in place procedures to care for students with type 1 diabetes.

September 21, 2018 A former University of Miami assistant professor alleges the institution has consistently hired men at considerably higher rates than women, resulting in a substantial salary disparity.

September 6, 2018 A proposed class action filed in California federal court claims Northcentral University, Inc. (NCU) misled prospective students regarding the length and cost of the school’s online doctoral programs in order to collect the “maximum amount of tuition.”

August 30, 2018 Duke University finds itself staring down a class action filed on behalf of participants in and beneficiaries of the school’s faculty and staff retirement plan.

June 15, 2018 A proposed class action filed by three former or current Pennsylvania public school teachers takes issue with the Pennsylvania State Education Association’s policy of requiring non-union members to pay 'fair-share fees' to the union.

June 7, 2018 Fifteen plaintiffs have a filed a class action against USC and its board of trustees over gynecologist George Tyndall's alleged history of inappropriate sexual conduct.

May 22, 2018 [UPDATE] A lawsuit claims USC's on-campus gynecologist sexually abused student patients while the school 'took no steps' to stop the alleged inappropriate conduct.

May 11, 2018 Four plaintiffs say the costs of attending Idaho's school districts and charter schools violate the state's constitutionally-provided right to free education.

April 23, 2018 Two plaintiffs say Capella University pulls a 'bait and switch' on doctoral candidates who have little, if any, control over how long it takes to complete their PhDs.

April 18, 2018 The case centers on the sale of the property on which Savannah Law School sits, which allegedly occurred despite students being told everything was on the up and up.

April 5, 2018 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is facing another proposed class action that claims the student loan servicer attempted to delay debtors' loan forgiveness in order to continue collecting interest and fees.

February 26, 2018 A lawsuit claims Georgetown and two admins failed to properly keep an eye on the plans’ expenses, while choosing less-than-stellar investment options.

February 15, 2018 Defendants Kevin Mason, Chantel Grant, Stuart Goldberg and two firms face a class action claiming their 'student loan resolution services' simply do not exist.

January 23, 2018 The tenured professor claims she and other female deans make far less than their male colleagues due in part 'systematic discrimination' at UA.

January 11, 2018 Three student loan borrowers have filed suit against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) claiming the defendant attempted to illegally extend the duration of student loans in order to continue collecting monthly servicing fees.

December 22, 2017 A lawsuit claims Huntington Learning Centers includes 'spousal guarantees' in franchise agreements that violate the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

December 21, 2017 A lawsuit cites statements on Houston Baptist University's website as proof the school illegally robocalls consumers without prior express consent.