Aug 02 DeVos abandons plan to award federal student loan servicing to a single company By Andrew Kreighbaum, Inside Higher Ed The Department of Education will still roll out a website through which borrowers can repay their loans, regardless of their provider. Continue reading
Jul 27 States bristle as DeVos and Department of Education critique their K-12 plans By Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week The back and forth between states and the U.S. Education Department over the new federal K-12 law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, has become more complicated than many had expected. Continue reading
Jul 26 Report: Student loan forgiveness program has halted under Trump By Colin Brinkley, Associated press The U.S. Education Department has not approved any applications for student-loan forgiveness in cases of possible fraud since President Donald Trump took office, according to records sent to an Illinois senator. Continue reading
Jun 02 Column: The problem with Trump’s cuts to education? It undermines his own economic growth goals By Shaun M. Dougherty, The Conversation What are the consequences of President Trump's proposed cuts to educational spending?… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 5:19 ITT Tech students are the newest victims of for-profit education failures By PBS News Hour In September, for-profit technical institute ITT Tech declared bankruptcy and closed its 130 campuses, after the Department of Education said it could no longer admit students who relied on federal funds to attend. The DOE cited accreditation problems and concerns… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch Teachers Grapple with Attaining Education Law’s Goals The third and final installment in NewsHour education special correspondent John Merrow's series looks at how some of the country's best teachers are dealing with the No Child Left Behind law. Continue watching