Ocasio-Cortez made the post on X on Aug. 13, 2020, after Trump said on Fox News: "AOC was a poor student [...] this is not ...

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By withholding transcripts, on the other hand, colleges are preventing their own graduates from entering the workforce. "It is a policy that is both nonsensical and draconian," he says.

Illinois Senate Bill 3032, dubbed the Student Debt Assistance Act, would prohibit the withholding of a college transcript on the grounds that the student owes the school any debt. Getty Images ...

ATLANTA — A Georgia legislator has written a bill to eliminate 'transcript ransom,' forcing colleges and universities to provide transcripts to graduates – even if the graduate owes money to ...