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If Joe Biden Wins, Who Could Be the Next Secretary of Education?
With election season very much upon us, a question is on the minds of higher education leaders. If former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency, who would he choose for secretary of education?
September 3, 2020
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Trump Vetoes Move to Ease Loan Forgiveness for Defrauded Students
President Donald Trump late on Friday vetoed a resolution that would have made it easier for students defrauded by for-profit schools to get their student loans erased.
May 31, 2020
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Report: Undocumented Students Generated $133 Million in Emergency Aid, but They Won’t Receive a Penny
An estimated half-million undocumented students enrolled in colleges and universities generated up to $132.6 million in COVID-19 federal stimulus emergency aid for their institutions, according to a recent analysis from a Washington-based policy institute. Yet those same students are barred from receiving any of that aid.
May 18, 2020
COVID-19
Pence, DeVos Discuss College Reopening With 14 College Leaders
Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday held a call with 14 college and university leaders on the subject of “best practices to get students back to school in the fall,” amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He was joined on the call by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Dr. Deborah Birx, […]
May 14, 2020
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How Will the Coronavirus Change Higher Education for Incarcerated Students?
Like the rest of the higher education landscape, college programs in prisons across the country have had to rethink how they teach their students in the midst of the coronavirus.
May 14, 2020
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California Community Colleges Sue Betsy DeVos for DACA, Other Exclusions, in CARES Act
California Community Colleges on Monday sued Secretary of Education Betsy Devos for not allowing undocumented students, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents to access emergency coronavirus grants made available under the federal stimulus package called the CARES Act. The lawsuit from California Community Colleges […]
May 12, 2020
COVID-19
Officials and Advocates Seek to Halt Title IX Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 Disruptions
Three Senators joined 18 state attorneys general and a leading academic association to urge the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget to suspend changes to Title IX rules on dating violence, domestic abuse and stalking. Citing the closures of schools and colleges around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]
April 6, 2020
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Warren Aims to End Student Debt, If Elected
If elected president, Senator Elizabeth Warren plans to forgive existing student loan debt on her first day in office. According to her plan, Warren will authorize the Secretary of Education to cancel up to $50,000 in debt for 95% of student loan borrowers which would impact around 42 million people, USA Today reported. Last year, […]
January 15, 2020
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PROSPER Act’s Impact on TRIO Programs Concerns Many Schools
More than 400 higher education institutions are worried about some proposed revisions to the federal TRIO Programs in the Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act.
April 11, 2018
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Why Betsy DeVos Will Never be the HBCUs’ ‘Boo’
What the Betsy DeVos debacle at Bethune-Cookman University provides is an opportunity for critical reflection and a “teachable moment.”
May 22, 2017
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DeVos Touts Merits of Diversity, Inclusion in Debut
Newly minted U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made her debut at the agency she now oversees with a call for unity, a bit of self-deprecating humor, and a thoughtful emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
February 8, 2017
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DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty
Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.
February 7, 2017
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