Politics May 22 Democrats propose funding teacher pay raises by canceling tax cuts for the wealthy Congressional Democrats on Tuesday proposed giving states and school districts $50 billion over a decade to fund the teacher raises by canceling tax cuts for high wage earners.
Education Mar 16 Former Corinthian Colleges students will only see partial loan relief The Education Department has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools.
Nation Jan 25 Civil rights groups sue DeVos over policy on campus sexual assault Last year, DeVos said Obama-era directives had "weaponized" the Education Department and were unfairly skewed against those accused of assault.
Education Jan 11 Poverty, segregation persist in U.S. schools, report says Too often, low-income, black and Latino students end up in schools with crumbling walls, old textbooks and unqualified teachers, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Education Dec 20 Students defrauded by for-profit colleges may not get full financial relief Students who were defrauded by the for-profit Corinthian Colleges may not get their loans forgiven entirely, the Education Department announced Wednesday, in a reversal of the Obama administration policy of wiping out the debt.
Politics Dec 13 Republican higher education bill clears first hurdle A Republican bill that would eliminate key loan subsidies for college students and give a boost to for-profit colleges has passed the first major hurdle in the House of Representatives.
Politics Dec 11 Government should resume loan forgiveness for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, watchdog says The department has halted Obama-era revisions to the process of loan forgiveness that boosted protections for students, citing pending litigation. The agency is now in the process or rewriting those rules with input from educators and experts.
Education Nov 25 Faced with high illiteracy rates, D.C. pushes adult learning Faced with high illiteracy rates among city residents and an extremely competitive job market, the nation's capital is experimenting with adult education.
Politics Nov 23 Education Department considers narrowing civil rights work WASHINGTON — The Education Department wants to narrow the scope of civil rights investigations at schools, focusing on individual complaints rather than systemic problems, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press.
Education Oct 30 AP sources: Education Dept. could scale back help on loans The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, according to department officials, abandoning the Obama administration's policy of erasing that debt.