Tag: Education Secretary

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Biden to Tap Dr. Miguel Cardona for Secretary of Education Post

Dr. Miguel Cardona, Connecticut’s education commissioner, has emerged as President-elect Joe Biden’s top pick for U.S. secretary of education.

December 22, 2020

News Roundup

Federal Student Loan Payments Suspended for Two Months Amid Coronavirus

Federal student loan borrowers will have the option to suspend their loan payments for two months due to the coronavirus pandemic because “everyone should be focused on staying safe and healthy, not worrying about their student loan balance growing,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday. The move comes a week after President […]

March 20, 2020

News Roundup

Hurricane Florence-Impacted Schools Received $2.8 million from Education Department

More than $2.8 million in supplemental funding has been designated for low-income schools in North Carolina and South Carolina that were affected by Hurricane Florence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a press release issued this week. About $2 million in funding will go to students in financial need in North Carolina, while […]

October 3, 2018

News Roundup

AP Sources: Education Dept. Could Scale Back Help on Loans

WASHINGTON — 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. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled. But President […]

October 30, 2017

Students

Spellings: Affordability Is Families’ No.1 Concern Regarding College

Containing college costs and streamlining financial aid must be at the forefront of the nation’s higher education agenda, University of North Carolina System President Margaret Spellings said Tuesday.

October 10, 2017

Students

Education Champion Out to Conquer Disparity

After the bitter presidential election of 2016, then-U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. says he found himself in search of a position where he could help young students who face difficult circumstances. King found such a place at the Education Trust.

June 28, 2017

Students

Protests, Boos Greet DeVos at Bethune-Cookman Commencement

Ever since officials announced the choice for this year’s commencement speaker at the historically Black institution would be Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, the university and the town where it’s based have been roiled by controversy and protests.

May 10, 2017

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DeVos Moves Forward but Opposition Closely Follows

Despite protestations from Democrats who said Betsy DeVos will have an adverse impact on higher education, the Senate education committee voted to move forward with the confirmation of the billionaire philanthropist as education secretary.

January 31, 2017

News Roundup

Falwell says Trump Offered Him Education Secretary Job

RICHMOND, Va. —Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. says President elect-Donald Trump offered him the job of education secretary, but that he turned it down for personal reasons. Falwell tells The Associated Press that Trump offered him the job last week during a meeting in New York. He says Trump wanted a four- to six-year […]

November 27, 2016