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Politics Feb 03

WATCH: Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pledges new guidance, more virus testing

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Politics Dec 29

How Biden’s Education Department will tackle pandemic and Trump-era policies

Addressing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on education will be among some of the most urgent issues facing President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office.

By Candice Norwood

Education Jul 07

States sue U.S. Department of Education over diverted virus relief funds for schools

In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the attorneys general of California and Michigan say the department run by Secretary Betsy DeVos is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert them to private schools.

By Olga R. Rodriguez, David Eggert, Associated Press

Education Jun 13

Trump administration reviewing foreign funding at U.S. colleges

The U.S. Education Department has opened investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as part of a broader push to monitor international money flowing to American colleges.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Education Apr 29

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks at the United States Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington on January 24, 2019. Photo by Yuri Gripas/Reuters
Lawmakers debate future of loan relief for public workers

The government promised public service workers their debt could be erased if they made payments for 10 years, but officials have largely failed to deliver.

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Mar 28

Worried about taking on student loans? Here are some tips

By Beth Kobliner

The No.1 worry for high schoolers applying to college is student debt, according to a recent survey from The Princeton Review.

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Mar 28

WATCH: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces questions over budget cuts

By Gretchen Frazee

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Thursday.

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Mar 26

Education Department probes colleges affected by bribery scandal

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Letters sent to the schools Monday and obtained by The Associated Press say the department is conducting a "preliminary investigation" to determine whether they violated federal laws or rules surrounding the management of federal student aid.

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Oct 04

Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industry

By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed

The Education Department is recommending restoring a controversial college accrediting agency, giving it a year to resolve remaining concerns.

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Jun 21

Trump administration proposes merging Education and Labor departments

By Associated Press

The plan calls for merging the education and labor departments and moving the federal food stamp program to the Department of Health and Human Services and renaming that agency. Many of the changes would require approval from Congress.

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