Thumbnail: AP Photo/Matt Rourke The Biden administration announced Thursday that 78,000 public service workers will have nearly $6 billion in student loans canceled through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness. Public Service Workers include teachers, nurses, firefighters and more. The Education Department is canceling the borrowers' loans because they "have dedicated their careers to serving their communities, but because of past administrative failures, never got the relief they were entitled to under the law," a release from the White House states. FULL STORY: https://nbcmontana.com/news/nation-world/78000-public-service-workers-student-loans-canceled-by-biden-administration-teachers-nurses-firefighters-education-department-borrowers-relief-white-monthly-payments-supreme-court Stay up to date with our digital and social media content: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NBCMontana Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCMontana Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbc_montana/ Latest local news and weather: https://nbcmontana.com/ Latest Weather Forecast: https://nbcmontana.com/weather Download our App: https://nbcmontana.com/station/nbc-montana-news-and-weather-app Share Your Photos and Videos: https://NBCMontana.com/ChimeIn Send us News Tips: [email protected] Call our newsroom: 406-721-5642 NBC Montana is a MT based station and a NBC Television affiliate owned and operated by Sinclair Broadcast Group. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country today. Sinclair owns and operates, programs, or provides sales services to 163 television stations in 77 markets, after pending transactions. #montana #montanamoment #nbcmontana #mtwx #news