Despite DeVos help, for-profit colleges yet to see a rebound
The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and a battered image.
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.
Public money for private schools has not led to equity in France
France’s system is a cautionary tale of how a country can offer an expansive private school choice system, but still fail to achieve equity.
Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education?
Betsy DeVos’s school choice ideas are a reality in Sweden, where student performance has suffered. In the second of a three-part series, find out how school choice works in other parts of the world.
Last year, DeVos said Obama-era directives had "weaponized" the Education Department and were unfairly skewed against those accused of assault.
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.
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.
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.
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