Cori Brunson of Fort Wayne was a student at the local ITT Technical Institute campus. She was just three months from being certified as a registered nurse. Then, just before her semester began in 2016, she got a voicemail saying classes were canceled.

Cori Brunson of Fort Wayne was a student at the local ITT Technical Institute campus. She was just three months from being certified as a registered nurse. Then, just before her semester began in 2016, she got a voicemail saying classes were canceled.

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

The U.S. Education Department said Wednesday it's erasing student debt for thousands of borrowers who attended a for-profit college chain that made exaggerated claims about its graduates’ success in finding jobs.

Hundreds of former Indiana students of the for-profit college ITT Technical Institute will receive $5.4 million in debt forgiveness.

If granted cancellation, those students would not have to make any more payments. Any payments already made would be refunded.

The proposal has stalled in committee for the past several years - but advocates for Hoosier vets say it's needed now more than ever.

More choice, no Common Core, and a gutting of the U.S. Education Department.

More choice, no Common Core, and a gutting of the U.S. Education Department.

In advance of the first debate, a rundown of the Democratic presidential candidate's positions.