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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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