Tag: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

DeVos Under Investigation for Potentially Violating Hatch Act

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is under investigation by The Office of the Special Counsel for potentially violating the Hatch Act, according to POLITICO. After slamming Joe Biden in a Fox News interview about his promise to roll back school choice policies, which her agency promoted through official channels on YouTube, she now stands accused of […]

September 24, 2020

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Coronavirus Silver lining—Online Learning?

Let’s face it. Learning isn’t about entering in engaged conversation while standing in togas. It’s the changing world of teaching a younger generation already well attuned to technology. Coronavirus fears have resulted in some unintended positive consequences.

March 11, 2020

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Democrats in Congress Question DeVos on Relief For Defrauded Students

Tensions ran high at a House Education and Labor Committee hearing on Thursday, where Democrats questioned U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos about her implementation of the borrower’s defense rule, the provision that allows loan forgiveness for defrauded students.

December 12, 2019

Mark A. Brown Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced the appointment of Mark A. Brown as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Brown spent more than 32 years as a military service member and is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his new role, Brown was the deputy commander […]

March 4, 2019

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Panelists at CBCF Slam White House Education Policies

WASHINGTON – Trump administration education policies are hostile to civil rights and are intentionally dismantling protections intended to help students, and the efforts must be countered by voting and other civic involvement.

September 13, 2018

Rep. Velázquez Urges DeVos To Reverse Student Loan Proposal

U.S Representative Nydia M. Velázquez D-N.Y sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Department of Education Betsy DeVos this week urging her to reverse a proposal that would make it more difficult for students deceived by colleges and universities to receive loan relief. Velázquez wrote in the letter that in the state of New […]

August 29, 2018

Skepticism in Higher Ed of Gainful Employment Rescission

Count Dr. Charlie Eaton among the skeptics. A sociologist who studies inequality, he recently presented a paper about for-profit colleges at The National Bureau of Economic Research and says the federal education department’s plan to rescind Gainful Employment regulations will leave low-income and African-American students particularly vulnerable – again.

August 13, 2018

Betsy DeVos’ $40M Family Yacht Untied; $5-10K in Damages

Last weekend, an unidentified individual untied a yacht owned by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ family, causing between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage, police told CBS News. The yacht, named SeaQuest, is reportedly worth $40 million. The SeaQuest was docked at a basin in Huron, Ohio, when the captain reported it became untied and […]

July 26, 2018

Betsy DeVos Proposes to Shorten Debt Relief for Defrauded Students

The U.S. Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, motioned Wednesday to limit Obama administration loan forgiveness rules for students deceived by for-profit institutions, requiring that student borrowers show they are in difficult financial situations or prove that their colleges negligently deceived them. The proposal, which is set to take effect next year, would “establish a federal […]

July 26, 2018

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HBCUs To Get Funding Hike in Federal Budget

Historically Black colleges and universities will receive a 14 percent increase in federal funding in the U.S. Senate’s omnibus bill following strong advocacy by senators Kamala Harris and Doug Jones.

March 22, 2018

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Outgoing TMCF Leader Says HBCUs Must Boost Enrollment, Finances

For Johnny Taylor, this sums up the struggle of HBCUs: “The market shifted, and you are economically challenged.”

December 3, 2017

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Study: Over Half of For-profit Students Defaulted on Loans

WASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges were twice as likely or more to default on their loans than students who attended public schools, according to a federal study published Thursday. The report by the National Center of Education Statistics looks at students who began their undergraduate education in 2003 and defaulted on at least […]

October 5, 2017

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