DeVos' proposal represents the Education Department's second planned rollback of a major Obama-era rule in a matter of weeks.
Aug 07

By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week
Conservative, free-market groups across the country have launched campaigns aimed at persuading teachers to drop out of their unions, in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will put a dent in unions’ finances and membership numbers.
The Trump administration is rescinding an Obama-era policy that called for considering race in college admissions. The Departments of Justice and Education announced that they'll advocate "race-neutral" admissions instead. Judy Woodruff learns more from Marcia Coyle of The National Law…
Apr 07

By Maria Danilova and Richard Lardner, Associated Press
The for-profit college industry is struggling under the weight of declining enrollment, stiff competition from traditional universities and a battered image.
Mar 16

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
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.
Mar 13

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
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.
Feb 28

By Sarah Butrymowicz, The Hechinger Report
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.
Jan 25

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
Last year, DeVos said Obama-era directives had "weaponized" the Education Department and were unfairly skewed against those accused of assault.
Dec 20

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
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.
Nov 23

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press
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.
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