A coalition of 24 states and D.C. has filed a lawsuit challenging a Trump administration rule that limits federal student loans for graduate nursing and healthcare degrees.
- The rule caps annual graduate borrowing at $20,500, with a total limit of $100,000, but exempts 11 professional degrees like law and medicine. - Nursing, physical therapy, and nurse anesthesia are excluded from the exemption, potentially worsening healthcare shortages.
- Education Secretary Linda McMahon argues the caps aim to lower college costs, but critics warn of increased reliance on private loans. The lawsuit claims the administration unlawfully narrowed the definition of professional degrees, using outdated criteria from the 1950s.