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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. 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
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. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:00 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… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 9:30 What will Betsy DeVos’ focus on school choice mean for public education? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:29 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… Continue watching