Aug 10 DeVos proposes rollback of for-profit college rule By Collin Binkley, Associated Press DeVos' proposal represents the Education Department's second planned rollback of a major Obama-era rule in a matter of weeks. Continue reading
Jul 03 Race in college admissions: Read the Trump administration’s statement on reversing policies By Meredith Lee Seven guidelines set by the Obama administration that promoted diversity in classrooms and on campuses are being appealed by the Departments of Justice and Education, according to a statement provided to the PBS NewsHour today. Continue reading
Jul 03 Trump administration revokes Obama-era guidance on affirmative action By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student's race into account to promote diversity in admissions. Continue reading
Mar 16 Former Corinthian Colleges students will only see partial loan relief By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Education Department has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Sep 18 White House, black college heads to meet amid strained ties By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Monday named a lawyer and former NFL player as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as the administration faces criticism from those institutions of promises unkept. 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