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
Jun 14 Rules to help defrauded students clear loans being revised By Maria Danilova, Associated Press The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities. Continue reading
Jun 06 DeVos non-committal on banning discrimination against LGBTQ students in private schools By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that schools receiving federal money should follow federal law, but she would not commit to banning discrimination against LGBT students in private schools. Continue reading
May 23 DeVos pushes for ‘most ambitious expansion’ of school choice, but offers few details By Maria Danilova, Associated Press Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave few specifics on how such a program would work, other than to say that the state of Indiana could serve as a model. Continue reading
May 12 Most Americans unfamiliar with school choice, poll finds By Maria Danilova and Emily Swanson, Associated Press Even as fierce political battles rage in Washington over school choice, most Americans know little about charter schools or private school voucher programs. Still, more Americans feel positively than negatively about expanding those programs, a new poll finds. Continue reading
May 03 Trump asks Congress to extend school choice nationwide By Maria Danilova, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Wednesday asked Congress to work with him on extending school choice programs nationwide to benefit millions of students, including low-income African-American and Hispanic children. Continue reading
Apr 10 5 important stories that are totally free of politics By Joshua Barajas, Kristen Doerer, Iman Smith, Erica R. Hendry These stories didn't prompt breaking news alerts last week, but they're still important. Here's why. Continue reading
Mar 30 Feds pull FAFSA tool after potential data breach By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Families applying for federal student aid are facing extra hurdles this year after a potential data breach led federal officials to remove an online tool that smoothed the process. Continue reading
Jun 07 Lots of absences, disparities with school discipline, report finds By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press WASHINGTON — It's a challenge to teach children who aren't in class — and new government numbers show about 6.5 million students were absent for at least three weeks of the school year. Continue reading