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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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Dec 11

Government should resume loan forgiveness for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, watchdog says

By Maria Danilova, Associated Press

The department has halted Obama-era revisions to the process of loan forgiveness that boosted protections for students, citing pending litigation. The agency is now in the process or rewriting those rules with input from educators and experts.

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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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Jun 16

Trump administration quietly rolls back civil rights efforts across federal government

By Jessica Huseman and Annie Waldman, ProPublica

Previously unannounced directives will limit the Department of Justice’s use of a storied civil rights enforcement tool, and loosen the Department of Education’s requirements on investigations.

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Feb 22

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How scrapping transgender bathroom guidelines impacts schools

By PBS News Hour

Federal guidelines advising schools to let transgender kids use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity are being withdrawn by the Departments of Justice and Education. What will the Trump administration’s change mean for schools and students? William Brangham…

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Jan 17

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What will Betsy DeVos’ focus on school choice mean for public education?

By PBS News Hour

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Jan 16

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Why so many students from for-profit schools are left in debt limbo

By PBS News Hour

Students who attend for-profit college and training programs are more likely to borrow, borrow more and struggle to repay their loans. Not only that, but the overall graduation rate at for-profit institutions is just 27 percent. Meanwhile, a number of…

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Nov 18

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Sessions known for tough stance on immigration — and failed judgeship

By PBS News Hour

For attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump selected an early supporter: the junior senator from Alabama, Jeff Sessions. Sessions has served as a U.S. attorney and Alabama’s attorney general, but he was denied a federal judgeship in 1986 based on controversial…

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Sep 14

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Inmates get a ‘second chance’ at federal grants for higher ed under experimental program

By PBS News Hour

In a pilot project announced this summer, the Department of Education will partner with dozens of colleges to provide higher education to prisoners who can't afford to pay; eligible inmates will be able to apply for federal grants under the…

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