Mar 13 Public money for private schools has not led to equity in France 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. Continue reading
Feb 28 Is Sweden proof that school choice doesn’t improve education? 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. Continue reading
Jan 25 Civil rights groups sue DeVos over policy on campus sexual assault 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. Continue reading
Dec 20 Students defrauded by for-profit colleges may not get full financial relief 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. Continue reading
Nov 23 Education Department considers narrowing civil rights work 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. Continue reading
Oct 30 AP sources: Education Dept. could scale back help on loans By Maria Danilova, 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. Continue reading
Oct 25 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Oct 05 For-profit college students twice as likely to default on loans, report says By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The report comes as Education Secretary Betsy DeVos rewrites rules that had been put in place by the Obama administration to protect students who said they were defrauded by their for-profit colleges. Continue reading
Sep 22 DeVos scraps Obama-era guidance on campus sexual assault By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has said the Obama rules were unfairly skewed against the students accused of assault. Continue reading
Sep 07 WATCH: DeVos says she’ll end Obama policies on campus sexual assault By Colin Brinkley, Associated press, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press DeVos is expected to speak around 12:15 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading