fbpx
A street view of the awning for ASA College

NY Focus: For Scandal-Plagued For-Profit Colleges, No State Is More Welcoming Than New York

NYLAG’s Jessica Ranucci, attorney in our Special Litigation Unit, was interviewed for this piece from New York Focus on New York State’s tuition subsidies for poorly-performing for-profit colleges, in light of the closing of scandal-plagued ASA College.

“A small coterie of advocates have long been beating the drum about New York’s willingness to subsidize enrollment at poorly performing for-profit colleges.

“Jessica Ranucci, an attorney with New York Legal Assistance Group, says she has spoken to nearly 100 ASA students in her work. ‘Schools like ASA are just allowed to take federal and state money, pay their salaries, and there’s not a lot of oversight over what they do with that money,’ she said. ‘Students are left holding the bag. I don’t see any reason these schools should be subsidized.'”

Read the full piece by Lilah Burke for New York Focus from February 23, 2023.

Share this post

Related Articles

SNAP Card

NYLAG, Legal Aid, Dechert LLP, File Federal Class Action Lawsuit Against City for Failing to Process SNAP and Cash Assistance Applications and Recertifications, Forcing Thousands of Families to Face Food Instability

New York Legal Assistance Group, The Legal Aid Society, and Dechert LLP, filed a class action lawsuit against the New York City Department of Social Services and Human Resources Administration for failing to process applications and recertification for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and cash assistance within the 30-day timeframe required by federal and state law.

Read More »
Person wearing mask shops for groceries

Gothamist: New Yorkers Sue City Over Delays to Food Stamps

NYLAG’s Abby Biberman was quoted in Gothamist about NYLAG’s class action lawsuit, along with the Legal Aid Society, on behalf of New Yorkers who were left without essential food and cash assistance because their applications weren’t processed in the 30 days required by federal law.

Read More »
Scroll to Top