Education Apr 29 Lawmakers debate future of loan relief for public workers The government promised public service workers their debt could be erased if they made payments for 10 years, but officials have largely failed to deliver.
Nation Mar 28 Trump backs off proposal to cut Special Olympics funding The president reversed course after his administration weathered days of criticism for the proposed cut.
Education Mar 27 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos wants to cut funds for Special Olympics Celebrities, politicians and activists have taken to social media to rebuke Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for her plan to cut funding for the Special Olympics as part of $7 billion in reductions in 2020.
Education Mar 26 Education Department probes colleges affected by bribery scandal Letters sent to the schools Monday and obtained by The Associated Press say the department is conducting a "preliminary investigation" to determine whether they violated federal laws or rules surrounding the management of federal student aid.
Politics Mar 21 WATCH: Trump orders colleges to support free speech or lose funding Public universities pursuing federal funding would have to certify that they comply with the First Amendment, which already applies to them. Private universities, which have more flexibility in limiting speech, would need to commit to their own institutional rules. How…
Nation Mar 20 Harvard profited from photos of slaves, descendant says in lawsuit Tamara Lanier is suing the Ivy League school for "wrongful seizure, possession and expropriation" of images she says depict two of her ancestors.
Politics Mar 05 Proposed Trump order on campus speech follows wave of complaints President Donald Trump's proposed executive order to protect free speech on college campuses follows a growing chorus of complaints from conservatives that the nation's universities are attempting to silence their voices when they're heckled, disinvited or their presence on campus…
Education Feb 28 Betsy DeVos proposes federal tax credits to advance school choice The Trump administration renewed its push for school choice with a proposal to provide $5 billion a year in federal tax credits for donations made to groups offering scholarships for private schools, apprenticeships and other educational programs.
Education Jan 03 For-profit college company agrees to erase $500 million in student debt State attorneys general called the agreement a victory for students, saying it will provide debt relief to more than 179,000 borrowers across the country.
Politics Dec 19 Watchdog to review DeVos' decision to revive a troubled accreditor The move by the education secretary has become a flashpoint in a broader debate over the regulation of for-profit colleges.