Biden Forgives $6 Billion in Student Debt , for Public Service Workers.br On March 21, the Biden administration canceled nearly $6 billion in student loans for approximately 80,000 public service workers, NPR reports.br Such workers include teachers, br nurses, firefighters and more.br Such workers include teachers, br nurses, firefighters and more.br Such workers include teachers, br nurses, firefighters and more.br These public service workers have br dedicated their careers to serving their br communities, but because of past br administrative failures, never got the br relief they were entitled to under the law, President Joe Biden, via statement.br Because of the fixes my administration br has made, we have now canceled student br debt for over 870,000 public service workers — br compared to only about 7,000 public br service borrowers ever receiving br forgiveness prior to my administration, President Joe Biden, via statement.br Those who are eligible for this round of student br loan forgiveness will receive an email next week.br Thousands more who are enrolled in the br Public Service Loan Forgiveness program br will receive emails "if they are within two years br of having their debt forgiven," NPR reports. .br The announcement comes as the president travels the country to campaign for reelection.br From day one of my administration, I promised br to fix broken student loan programs and make br sure higher education is a ticket to the br middle class, not a barrier to opportunity, President Joe Biden, via statement.