Aug 27 Can computers enhance the work of teachers? The debate is on By Maria Danilova, Associated Press As schools struggle to raise high school graduation rates and close the persistent achievement gap for minority and low-income students, many educators tout digital technology in the classroom as a way forward. Continue reading
Aug 11 Why school vouchers could be part of tax reform fight By Sally Ho, Associated Press Depending on whom you ask, the programs are either another avenue for school choice drawing on the generosity of taxpayers, or a workaround to existing bans on giving public money to religious organizations — in this case schools — with… Continue reading
Aug 11 WATCH: Acosta, DeVos speak after Trump workforce roundtable By Erica R. Hendry Acosta and DeVos are expected to speak around 4:30 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Aug 09 Education Secretary DeVos says she should have decried racism ‘more forcefully’ By Maria Danilova, Associated Press DeVos, who marks six months in office this week, alienated many African-Americans in February when she described historically black colleges as "real pioneers when it comes to school choice."… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 7:23 Will rules on investigating college sexual assault be dialed back? By PBS News Hour Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is considering dialing down federal guidance for how colleges and universities should handle sexual misconduct investigations. The Obama administration issued new requirements in 2011 changing how schools should handle investigations on their campuses, drawing both… Continue watching
Aug 02 DeVos abandons plan to award federal student loan servicing to a single company By Andrew Kreighbaum, Inside Higher Ed The Department of Education will still roll out a website through which borrowers can repay their loans, regardless of their provider. Continue reading
Aug 01 Report: Justice Department plans to target affirmative action By Scott Jaschik, Inside Higher Ed The Trump administration plans to investigate and sue colleges and universities over admissions practices. Continue reading
Jul 27 States bristle as DeVos and Department of Education critique their K-12 plans By Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week The back and forth between states and the U.S. Education Department over the new federal K-12 law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, has become more complicated than many had expected. Continue reading
Jul 13 Education Secretary DeVos says rules on campus sexual assault aren’t working By Associated Press "This is an issue we're not getting right," DeVos said after a daylong series of meetings with victims of sexual assault, those who say they were falsely accused and representatives of colleges and universities. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 5:20 Betsy DeVos hits reset on new student loan consumer protections By PBS News Hour The Trump administration has held up the implementation of Obama-era rules that would have allowed student borrowers to have their debt erased if they had been victims of fraud by for-profit schools. Now 18 states and the District of Columbia… Continue watching