May 06 Watch 4:55 What the Trump administration’s Title IX changes mean for survivors and the accused The Trump administration has released a highly debated and long-anticipated blueprint for responding to sexual assault and harassment in schools. Issued by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the rules outline how student allegations of sexual misconduct must be dealt with for… Continue watching
May 06 New campus sexual assault rules bolster rights of accused By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The U.S. Education Department has finalized campus sexual assault rules that bolster the rights of students who are accused of assault and harassment, reduce legal liabilities for schools and colleges, and narrow the scope of cases they will be required… Continue reading
May 01 Lawsuit says DeVos not enforcing pause on wage garnishments By Collin Binkley, Associated Press A new lawsuit accuses the U.S. Education Department of garnishing wages from workers who are behind on student loan payments even after Congress ordered the agency to suspend the practice during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 23 Nation’s Report Card scores dip for history, geography By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press The latest Nation’s Report Card shows eighth-graders’ scores in U.S. history and geography declining since 2014. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday calls the results “stark and inexcusable.”… Continue reading
Apr 10 DeVos reaches settlement in lawsuit over loan relief program By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The U.S. Education Department is promising to process student loan forgiveness claims for nearly 170,000 borrowers within 18 months as part of a proposed settlement announced Friday in a federal lawsuit filed in California. Continue reading
Nov 08 Facing lawsuit, DeVos erases student loans for 1,500 By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday said she will forgive certain student loans for more than 1,500 borrowers who attended a pair of for-profit colleges that shut down last year. Continue reading
Nov 01 Are new accreditation rules for online education streamlined or ripe for abuse? By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration calls its final rules on accreditation and state approval of online providers a rightsizing of bureaucracy that protects students. Consumer advocates and Democrats see an unraveling of federal oversight. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 13:36 News Wrap: Federal judge orders Justice Department to turn over Mueller information In our news wrap Friday, a federal judge in Washington ruled that the House impeachment inquiry is legal and ordered the Department of Justice to share secret grand jury testimony from the Mueller report with House investigators. Also, more children… Continue watching
Jul 25 Federal watchdog finds potential fraud in student loan repayment plans By Colin Brinkley, Associated press Among the most extreme cases reported by the Government Accountability Office are two separate borrowers who claimed to have 93 relatives in their households, along with 3,300 cases in which borrowers said they had no income even though federal data… Continue reading
May 20 DeVos used personal emails for work in ‘limited’ cases, federal investigators say By Collin Binkley, Associated Press An internal Education Department watchdog says Secretary Betsy DeVos has sometimes used personal email accounts for government business and did not always save the messages properly. Continue reading