EDUCATION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Monday [1-28-19] cheered on the controversial push to introduce Bible literacy classes to public schools…Trump’s tweet came half an hour after Fox News’ ‘Fox & Friends’ aired a segment on the subject, though his tweet is not quite accurate. A handful of states are making pushes to introduce […]
Category: Education
1/28/2019
EDUCATION/RELIGION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Numerous states introducing Bible Literacy classes, giving students the option of studying the Bible. Starting to make a turn back? Great!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, January 28, 2019 8:21 am […]
12/18/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “A commission appointed by President Donald Trump listed more than 90 ‘best practices’ on Tuesday [12-18-18] to prevent mass shootings at schools, but played down the president’s controversialcall to arm teachers and administrators…The recommendations of the Federal Commission on School Safety ranged from long-discussed improvements to the instant background check system […]
12/18/2018
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “’President Donald J. Trump’s Commission on School Safety examined ways to make our schools safe for all students and teachers.’ Read more: https://t.co/Sj3T2B3cKW https://t.co/M0iiESm2fJ“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, December 18, 2018 5:42 pm […]
12/17/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/MINORITIES/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The Trump administration is planning to roll back Obama-era policies aimed at ensuring that minority children are not unfairly disciplined, arguing that the efforts have eased up on punishment and contributed to rising violence in the nation’s schools, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. The decision culminates a […]
12/12/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/SCHOOL SHOOTING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The commission investigating Florida’s Parkland shooting recommended Wednesday [12-12-18] that trained and willing educators be allowed to carry guns in schools, reigniting a debate about an idea President Donald Trump had embraced earlier this year. Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri, chairman of the high-profile commission, suggested the idea late Wednesday as […]
12/12/2018
CRIME/ECONOMY/EDUCATION/JOBS/TAXES/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. Fifty-two million Americans live in economically distressed communities. Despite the growing national economy, these communities are plagued by high poverty levels, failing schools, […]
10/8/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/MASS SHOOTINGS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Great to see @AGPamBondi launch a cutting-edge statewide school safety APP in Florida today – named by Parkland Survivors. BIG PRIORITY and Florida is getting it done! #FortifyFL” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, October 8, 2018 2:44 pm […]
10/4/2018
AFRICA/EDUCATION/MELANIA/STATE: “Melania Trump spent Thursday [10-4-18] in southern Africa promoting the work of a U.S. international development agency whose funding President Donald Trump has twice proposed slashing by nearly a third. Lawmakers essentially ignored those requests. Mrs. Trump toured classrooms at Lilongwe’s Chipala Primary School, which gets textbooks and other education assistance from the U.S. […]
10/2/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/SPENDING/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ security detail is projected to cost up to $7.74 million from now through the end of September 2019, a spokesman for the U.S. Marshals Service told POLITICO on Tuesday [10-2-18] night. The Marshals Service said the final cost of protection for DeVos in fiscal 2018 was $6.79 million. […]
9/28/2018
CONGRESS/DEFENSE/EDUCATION/HHS/SPENDING/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump signed a massive spending bill on Friday, providing hundreds of billions of dollars for the Department of Defense and averting the threat of a federal government shutdown at least until December. The bill includes $675 billion to fund the Defense Department for the full year ending on Sept. […]
9/14/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/OBAMA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Latest on the effort by the Trump administration to delay Obama-era efforts to protect students defrauded by for-profit schools. (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The Trump administration is asking the court for another chance to delay an Obama-era policy meant to boost protections for students defrauded by for-profit schools. The […]
9/11/2018
ANTI-SEMITISM/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is changing how the Education Department investigates allegations of discrimination against Jewish students, backing an approach that is favored by pro-Israel groups but that critics worry will stifle free speech and criticism of Israel on campus. The policy change was outlined in a letter last month by Kenneth Marcus, […]
9/11/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “An analysis by the Education Department has found that its proposed new rules for handling allegations of sexual misconduct on campus would substantially decrease the number of investigations by colleges and school districts into complaints of sexual harassment, assault and rape, and save educational institutions millions of dollars over the next decade. […]
8/31/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos signaled on Friday [8-31-18] that she does not plan to take action over the purchase of guns for schools using federal funds. In a letter to Rep. Bobby Scott of Virginia, the top Democrat on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, DeVos wrote, ‘Let me be […]
8/31/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced on Friday [8-31-18] that she would not stand in the way of states that want to use federal grants to purchase guns for schools, emphasizing that it’s a decision for local officials to make…DeVos’ letter comes as Democrats and some education groups had asked the Trump administration […]
8/29/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/SEX ABUSE/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct that would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, reduce liability for institutions of higher education and encourage schools to provide more support for victims. The proposed rules, obtained by The New York Times, narrow […]
8/27/2018
CONSUMER PROTECTION/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “The top official overseeing student loans at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau resigned on Monday [8-27-18] in protest of Trump administration policies that he said were harming students and families. Seth Frotman, the student loan ombudsman at the CFPB, said in a letter to acting Director Mick Mulvaney that political […]
8/14/2018
AFRICAN AMERICANS/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/MEDIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos allegedly said the students who booed her May 2017 commencement speech at a historically black college didn’t have the ‘capacity to understand’ what she wants to accomplish, according to the tell-all book by former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman. Manigault Newman describes DeVos’ comments […]
7/25/2018
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is proposing to tighten the criteria that dictate when former college students who accuse their schools of fraudulent behavior can have their student loans forgiven. The Education Department said the plan is designed to help genuine victims of fraud, while limiting frivolous claims by former students. The plan faces […]
7/19/2018
COMMERCE/CRISIS/ECONOMY/EDUCATION/JOBS/LABOR/TECHNOLOGY/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS/UNION: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to provide a coordinated process for developing a national strategy to ensure that America’s students and workers have access to affordable, relevant, and innovative education and job training that will equip them […]
7/3/2018
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EDUCATION/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is planning to rescind Tuesday [7-3-18] a set of Obama-era policies that encourage the use of race in college admissions to promote diverse educational settings, according to two people familiar with the plans. The move comes as the Justice Department is investigating whether Harvard University is illegally […]
7/3/2018
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration plans to encourage colleges to ignore race in their admissions process, abandoning guidelines that called on universities to consider race as a way of promoting diversity, the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported on Tuesday [7-3-18]. The guidelines, put in place under President Barack Obama in […]
6/30/2018
EDUCATION/IVANKA: “RT @IvankaTrump: Thank you Senator Alexander for your leadership on career + technical education. 11+ million students and workers across o…” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 30, 2018 5:49 am […]
6/27/2018
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, I was thrilled to join student leaders from Colleges and Universities across the country… https://t.co/OQp3NcOeE4“ -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, June 27, 2018 12:33 pm […]
6/21/2018
EDUCATION/LABOR/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House proposed a sweeping government reorganization Thursday [6-21-18] that would sharpen the focus on workforce training, consolidate government-assistance programs and shrink federal agencies. The plan, which would require approval from Congress, prompted immediate rebukes from Democrats and tentative responses from Republicans. It is unlikely Congress would move to enact far-reaching […]
5/31/2018
BETSY DEVOS/CIVIL RIGHTS/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Three national civil rights organizations sued the Education Department on Thursday [5-31-18] over new procedures that allow its Office for Civil Rights to dismiss complaints that it determines to be burdensome or a drain on the department’s resources. The National Federation of the Blind, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, […]
5/9/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/RELIGION/SUPREME COURT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, a lifelong advocate of Christian education, moved on Wednesday [5-9-18] to loosen federal regulations on religious colleges and universities, after a Supreme Court decision that restricted states from denying some kinds of aid to religious institutions. The measure is part of a sweeping deregulatory agenda for the […]
5/3/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “National Teacher of the Year award winner Mandy Manning came to the White House with one goal in mind: to elevate the profile of her refugee and immigrant students with President Donald Trump. In a phone interview with CNN, Manning said she had done just that, delivering handwritten letters from her students […]
5/1/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/PUERTO RICO/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Since Hurricane Maria’s deadly rampage last September, the Education Department has doled out tens of millions of taxpayer dollars in disaster relief to colleges and universities supposedly affected by last year’s hurricanes. Only a fraction has gone to institutions where the storm had its most profound impact: Puerto Rico. Instead, elite […]
4/23/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TRAVEL BAN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “American universities are losing out to colleges in other countries in the race to enroll international students, and they’re blaming President Donald Trump. Foreign competitors are taking advantage of Trump’s anti-immigration rhetoric, aggressively recruiting the types of foreign students and faculty who would have typically come to the United States for […]
4/9/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/MELANIA/TRUMP PEOPLE: “First lady Melania Trump started a conversation on emotions at the White House on Monday afternoon, hosting 13 local middle school students in the Blue Room for an intimate listening session on the issues they face at school, at home and with their friends. Joined by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who briefly […]
4/4/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos held sessions with supporters and detractors of an Obama-era school-discipline policy on Wednesday [4-4-18] amid signs the department is weighing the rule’s repeal. The 2014 discipline policy, developed jointly by the Education and Justice departments, directed schools to ensure that they didn’t disproportionately punish black and Hispanic […]
3/20/2018
BETSY DEVOS/BUDGET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos will go before a House panel on Tuesday [3-20-18] to defend her agency’s budget, including a sweeping overhaul of the Education Department that has strained relations within her agency and with Congress — and defies the White House’s budget office. In recent weeks, Ms. DeVos has clashed fiercely […]
3/18/2018
AFRICAN-AMERICAN/BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “When Erin Rathke, the principal at Justice Page Middle School, is called to extract a student from class, she hears the same plea over and over again, most often, she has to admit, from black children: ‘The teacher only sees me.’ The plea weighs heavily at Justice Page, where African-American students […]
3/16/2018
CHINA/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/TARIFFS/TRADE DEALS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration’s proposed crackdown on China’s trade practices could hit one sector where the U.S. runs a big trade surplus: higher education. The White House is considering limiting visas to Chinese students as part of a broad package of measures targeting Beijing, which the U.S. accuses of violating intellectual-property laws […]
3/14/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today the House took major steps toward securing our schools by passing the STOP School Violence Act. We must put the safety of America’s children FIRST by improving training and by giving schools and law enforcement better tools. A tragedy like Parkland can’t happen ever again!” –Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 14, 2018 […]
3/14/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/PROTESTS: “Students on the East Coast began a national walkout Wednesday [3-14-18] morning to press elected officials to take action on school gun violence, one month after the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School here killed 17 people. At 10:00 a.m., students at Stoneman Douglas streamed out in droves to the football field, […]
3/13/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “After a gunman marauded through Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last month, conservative commentators — looking for a culprit — seized on an unlikely target: an Obama-era guidance document that sought to rein in the suspensions and expulsions of minority students. Black students have never been the culprits in the mass […]
3/12/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Monday [3-12-18] criticized President Donald Trump’s use of vulgarity on the campaign trail to mock NBC News anchor Chuck Todd, pointing to ‘an opportunity and responsibility to be examples to our kids.’ While campaigning Saturday in western Pennsylvania for GOP congressional candidate Rick Saccone, Trump mocked […]
3/12/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/MEDIA: “Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stumbled her way through a tense interview on CBS’s ’60 Minutes’ Sunday [3-11-18] night, struggling to answer some basic questions about schools in her home state of Michigan and admitting that she does not ‘intentionally’ visit underperforming schools. ’60 Minutes’ correspondent Lesley Stahl asked DeVos if in […]
3/12/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS: “If schools are mandated to be gun free zones, violence and danger are given an open invitation to enter. Almost all school shootings are in gun free zones. Cowards will only go where there is no deterrent!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Mar. 12, 2018 09:12am […]
3/12/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The White House on Sunday [3-11-18] announced a plan to reduce gun violence at schools that includes spending federal money on training school staffers to carry concealed weapons, but not President Donald Trump’s earlier call to raise the age limit for buying guns. Instead, the plan creates a federal panel to study […]
3/11/2018
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION/STATE: “The number of visas issued to foreign students fell markedly last year amid stricter immigration policies, State Department data show, exacerbating financial challenges for some U.S. colleges and universities. Some of the slide can be attributed to stepped-up competition from schools in other countries and less support for foreign study by some governments. But […]
3/11/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/NRA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “U.S. President Donald Trump will propose arming school staff and raising the minimum age to 21 to purchase certain firearms in a school safety proposal that the administration will release on Sunday [3-11-2018], a White House spokesman said in broadcast comments. … During his presidential campaign, Trump touted his support for gun […]
3/7/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/NRA: “Florida lawmakers gave final passage to a $400 million gun control and school safety bill on Wednesday [3-7-18] in defiance of the National Rifle Association, which opposed the legislation’s firearm restrictions. The bipartisan vote came three weeks after a gunman killed 17 people in a rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, […]
3/7/2018
BETSY DEVOS/DEMS/EDUCATION: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been approving state plans that don’t specifically measure the performance of minority students, arguing there is no requirement for the plans to do so but prompting Democratic allegations that she is violating a 2015 education law. The law, passed on a bipartisan basis, contains several provisions championed by […]
3/7/2018
BANKING/DEBT/EDUCATION: “Private lenders are pushing to break up the government’s near monopoly in the $100 billion-a-year student-loan market. The banking industry’s main lobbying group, the Consumer Bankers Association, is pressing for the government to instate caps on how much individual graduate students and parents of undergraduates can borrow from the government to cover tuition. That […]
3/6/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/HOUSE OF REPS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Momentum on overhauling the country’s gun laws has practically stalled at the US Capitol, but the House will vote next week on a narrow proposal that will give schools more money to strengthen security. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday [3-6-18] morning the chamber would hold the vote next […]
3/1/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/MILITARY/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump has held up veterans as the ideal armed teachers who could ward off school shooters. But the reality is very few of today’s educators served in the military, and those who did may reject the idea of carrying a gun to class. Even with the influx of Iraq and […]
2/28/2018
CRISIS/EDUCATION: “It was an honor to welcome bipartisan members of Congress for a discussion on SAFE schools and SAFE communities. As we continue to mourn the loss of so many precious young lives in Parkland, we are determined to turn our grief into action. Full meeting: https://t.co/tbl94sCM01 https://t.co/TmUMusoR9x” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 28, 2018 04:34pm […]
2/27/2018
EDUCATION/OBAMA ADMIN/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is delaying the implementation of an Obama-era rule that seeks to address the high proportion of black and Hispanic children in special-education programs. The rule, which the Education Department is reviewing as part of a larger rollback of Obama administration social policy, was set to take effect on […]
2/26/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA: “White House senior adviser Ivanka Trump on Sunday [2-25-18] did not fully advocate arming educators — but didn’t break with her father, President Donald Trump, saying it’s ‘an idea that needs to be discussed.’ ‘Obviously, there would have to be an incredibly high standard for who would be able to bear arms in […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Today, it was my great honor to host a School Safety Roundtable at the @WhiteHouse with State and local leaders, law enforcement officers, and education officials. There is nothing more important than protecting our children. They deserve to be safe, and we will deliver! https://t.co/WhC2AxgWXO” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 22, 2018 03:07pm […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/GOP/GUNS/MIKE PENCE: “Vice President Mike Pence told the audience at a conservative gathering outside Washington on Thursday [2-22-18] that the ‘the safety of our nation’s schools and our students’ is a top priority for the Trump administration. Pence also urged people to ‘come together with American solutions to confront and end this evil in our […]
2/22/2018
EDUCATION/POLITICS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Will be meeting with Lawmakers today at 11:30 A.M. to discuss School Safety. Next week it will be with our Nation’s Governors. It’s been many years of all talk, no action. We’ll get it done!” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 22, 2018 09:53am […]
2/21/2018
2A/EDUCATION/GUNS: “Seven days after the killing of 17 students and school staff members in Florida, Republican state leaders are facing pressure unlike any they have experienced before to pass legislation addressing gun violence. On Wednesday [2-21-18], swarms of student protesters carrying signs and boxes of petitions stormed the Florida Capitol, pleading with lawmakers to pass […]
2/21/2018
EDUCATION/GUNS/NRA/POLITICAL FIGURES: “Senator Marco Rubio and a spokeswoman for the National Rifle Association were repeatedly heckled at a nationally televised forum on Wednesday [2-21-18] night in Florida after they refused to back new gun control measures. The spokeswoman for the N.R.A., Dana Loesch, offering the group’s first public comments after a shooting last week at […]
2/21/2018
CRISIS/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I will always remember the time I spent today with courageous students, teachers and families. So much love in the midst of so much pain. We must not let them down. We must keep our children safe!! Full Listening Session: https://t.co/x5VenyQX5p https://t.co/CAPfX5odIp” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Feb. 21, 2018 08:40pm […]
2/16/2018
EDUCATION/TAXES: “State officials across the country are increasingly worried that a provision in the new tax law extending college savings accounts to K-12 expenses will blow an unexpected hole in their budgets. The federal government created modern 529 savings plans in the mid-1990s that allow families to put away money for education and allow it […]
2/15/2018
CRIME/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Senate’s top education leaders will consider reinstating Pell grants for incarcerated students, a move that would restore a federal lifeline to the nation’s cash-strapped prison education system. Senator Lamar Alexander, Republican of Tennessee and the chairman of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, said the committee would consider reinstating the […]
2/15/2018
EDUCATION/INFRASTRUCTURE/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Two days before the school shooting in Florida that left 17 dead, the Trump administration proposed cutting millions in federal education programs meant to help prevent crime in schools and assist them in recovery from tragedies. Funds targeted for reduction or elimination in the Trump administration’s fiscal 2019 request have helped pay […]
2/15/2018
CRISIS/EDUCATION/GUNS/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump said he planned to convene a meeting of the nation’s governors and state attorneys general in which he would make school safety ‘our top priority,’ in the wake of a school shooting in Florida that left 17 people dead. The president made no reference to gun laws during a […]
2/12/2018
EDUCATION/LEGAL/LGBTQ: “A spokeswoman for the Department of Education confirmed on Monday that the department is no longer investigating civil rights complaints from transgender students banned from using bathrooms conforming with their gender identity.The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights ‘continues to use current law and current regulation to determine if any child in school is […]
2/11/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/POLITICS: “The majority of states now have the green light from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to begin implementing a sweeping federal law passed in 2015 to replace the much-maligned No Child Left Behind law. But state and federal education policymakers are running into a surprising source of opposition: governors. Ms. DeVos has approved 35 […]
2/10/2018
EDUCATION/GOP: “A federal judge on Friday [2-9-18] blocked the University of Washington from charging a college Republican group $17,000 in security fees for hosting a controversial speaker on campus. The student group invited Joey Gibson, head of Patriot Prayer, a conservative group known for rallies in support of President Donald Trump in liberal enclaves, to […]
2/6/2018
EDUCATION/GOP: “Americans enrolling in college over the next decade would receive about $15 billion less in subsidies than under current law if House Republicans pass their education bill, according to an official estimate Tuesday [2-6-18]. The bill, unveiled late last year, would eliminate debt-forgiveness programs for future borrowers and allow interest on student loans to […]
2/1/2018
EDUCATION/RELIGION: “Religious colleges would be able to bar openly same-sex relationships without fear of repercussions. Religious student groups could block people who do not share their faith from becoming members. Controversial speakers would have more leverage when they want to appear at colleges. A 590-page higher-education bill working its way through Congress is a wish […]
1/18/2018
EDUCATION/TAXES: “The Juilliard School, New York’s magnet for aspiring artists, is bracing for a 1.4% tax on income from its $1 billion endowment. Three miles away, Columbia University and its $10 billion endowment will remain untouched for now. A college-endowment tax, enacted in December in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by President Donald […]
1/12/2018
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “When Education Secretary Betsy DeVos began rolling back regulations to curb the predatory practices of for-profit colleges, critics seethed that the Trump administration was throwing yet another lifeline to a rapacious industry — in this case, one that sees vulnerable undergraduates as nothing more than moneymaking targets. Henry N. Tisdale, the president of […]
1/11/2018
BETSY DEVOS/CONFLICT OF INTERESTS/EDUCATION: “A company that once had financial ties to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos was one of two firms selected Thursday [1-11-18] by the U.S. Department of Education to help the agency collect overdue student loans. The deal could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The decision to award contracts to Windham […]
1/3/2018
DEBT/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration is considering making it harder for former college students who accuse schools of fraudulent behavior to have their student loans forgiven. The draft plan, which the Education Department has circulated among members of an assessment panel, would replace an Obama administration policy designed to reimburse students who say their […]
1/2/2018
BUDGET/EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION: “At Wright State University in Ohio, the French horn and tuba professors are out. So is the accomplished swimming team. At Kansas State, Italian classes are going the way of the Roman Empire… Just as many universities believed that the financial wreckage left by the 2008 recession was behind them, campuses across the country […]
1/2/2018
EDUCATION/GOP/TAXES: “Republican lawmakers are looking for a way to exempt a small, tuition-free college in Kentucky from a provision in their new tax law that imposes a levy on university endowments, prompting charges of favoritism from Democrats. Republicans say Berea College deserves the exemption because the small liberal-arts Christian college is unusual, even unique: It […]
12/20/2017
EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “The Trump administration said Wednesday [12-20-17] it has resumed forgiving federal loans owed by former students of the defunct for-profit chain Corinthian Colleges Inc., ending a nearly yearlong delay. But in a policy shift, the Education Department said some former students would have only a portion of their debts expunged, instead of […]
12/18/2017
EDUCATION/GOP: “The Republican bid to overhaul higher education is likely to heat up competition in the fastest-growing segment of the college market: adults over the age of 24. When Congress passed the Higher Education Act in 1965, about one in four students were adults. Today, nearly 40% of college students are 25 or older. The […]
12/15/2017
EDUCATION/LEGAL: “The Education Department is cutting staff at its Office for Civil Rights as part of a push to reduce Washington’s footprint in education. But critics say the move will blunt the office’s response to issues like sexual assault on college campuses and racial discrimination in public schools. The department has offered voluntary buyouts overall […]
12/11/2017
EDUCATION/TAXES: “Universities and companies are joining forces to lobby Congress to keep a tax provision that allows employers to give staff as much as $5,250 in yearly tax-free tuition help. The tax-overhaul package passed by the Senate earlier this month includes the provision, which has been part of U.S. tax law since the late 1970s. […]
12/7/2017
EDUCATION/FEDERAL RESERVE: “College has become out of reach for large numbers of students, making it harder for them to earn more than their parents and limiting economic mobility, Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said Thursday. College costs have risen faster than wages for decades, driving more students to take out loans. […]
12/2/2017
EDUCATION/POLITICS: “The sprawling, 542-page revamp of the Higher Education Act released Friday [12-1-17] by Rep. Virginia Foxx (R., N.C.), chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, kicks off what is likely to be a rocky and drawn-out legislative process aimed at reshaping college education. The bill, previewed earlier this week by The Wall Street […]
11/29/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/HOUSE OF REPS: “The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives this week will propose sweeping legislation that aims to change where Americans go to college, how they pay for it, what they study, and how their success—or failure—affects the institutions they attend. The most dramatic and far-reaching element of the plan is a radical revamp of […]
11/29/2017
DEBT/EDUCATION: “The Trump administration is reaching out to the country’s biggest finance and tech companies for help in managing the government’s $1.3 trillion student-loan program. The meetings are part of an overhaul of one of the nation’s biggest consumer-loan portfolios, undertaken by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and A. Wayne Johnson, the Education Department’s chief operating […]
11/28/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/TAXES: “Congressional Republicans’ plans to slap unprecedented new taxes on higher education have left college leaders shocked and scrambling — the latest salvo in what some observers say is a growing culture war on a higher education system seen as elitist and out of touch. While most college leaders said they don’t believe they were […]
11/21/2017
EDUCATION/JUSTICE DEPARTMENT: “The Justice Department has opened an investigation into the use of race in Harvard University’s admissions practices and has accused the university of failing to cooperate with the probe, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. The Justice Department is investigating complaints that formed the basis of a federal civil lawsuit […]
11/13/2017
EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION: “The surge in foreign student enrollment that has bolstered diversity and finances at U.S. colleges for the past decade is starting to slow—and concern that the Trump administration is tightening borders is only one factor in the turning tide. Saudi Arabia and Brazil, which have been big players in sending students to the U.S., […]
11/10/2017
EDUCATION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “President Donald J. Trump Proclaims November 12 through November 18, 2017, as American Education Week During American Education Week, we recognize that the foundation of the American Dream is a quality education that instills lifelong skills and develops strong character. All our Nation’s children deserve the chance to be successful, to live fulfilling […]
11/10/2017
EDUCATION/GOP/TAXES: “Universities are ramping up efforts to defeat a Republican plan to tax private-college endowments and other proposals that would hit their finances, as they confront a building wave of resentment against higher education. Separate measures proposed in Congress earlier this year—some with bipartisan support—would demand universities pay back part of the loans on which […]
10/27/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “For years, Betsy DeVos traveled the country — and opened her checkbook — as she worked as a conservative advocate to promote the expansion of voucher programs that allow parents to use taxpayer funds to send their children to private and religious schools. A detailed look at the first six months of Ms. […]
10/17/2017
BETSY DEVOS/DEMS/EDUCATION/LEGAL: “A group of 18 Democratic attorneys general is suing the Trump administration over its oversight of for-profit colleges, saying that the Education Department’s refusal to enforce a regulation punishing predatory career programs ‘leaves students vulnerable to exploitation and fraud.’ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who has made a rollback of President Obama’s higher education […]
10/8/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has touted online learning as a school-choice solution for rural America, saying that virtual charter schools provide educational options that wouldn’t otherwise exist. But in Pennsylvania, an early adopter where more than 30,000 kids log into virtual charter schools from home most days, the graduation rate is a dismal […]
10/2/2017
CRISIS/EDUCATION/PUERTO RICO: “School districts from Florida to Massachusetts are anticipating an influx of Puerto Rican students displaced by Hurricane Maria and have begun preparations to identify which schools have space and which resources will be needed. Puerto Rican schools have been closed since the Category 4 hurricane made landfall on Sept. 20, battering the island […]
9/29/2017
EDUCATION: “This week we came one step closer to reaching the goal of aligning the skills taught in our nation’s classrooms with the jobs of the future. https://t.co/9s1ggeIJJ5” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, September 29, 2017 12:45pm […]
9/28/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “The federal government is pumping $253 million into the expansion and creation of charter schools, with hopes of helping students in low-income communities. The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday [9-28-17] announced Charter Schools Program grants. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos says the funding will provide students with more education options. Nine […]
9/25/2017
EDUCATION/TRUMP MEMORANDA: “Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of Education Increasing Access to High-Quality Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education… A key priority of my Administration is to better equip America’s young people with the relevant knowledge and skills that will enable them to secure high‑paying, stable jobs throughout their careers. With the growing role […]
9/22/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “Colleges can now apply a higher standard of proof when determining guilt in sexual misconduct cases and must offer equal opportunity for the accused and accuser to have legal advisers participate in their hearings, according to interim recommendations issued by the U.S. Department of Education on Friday [9-22-17]. The guidelines, delivered in the […]
9/21/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos flies on her private jet for official business and pays all her own travel expenses as well as the travel costs of the federal marshals who accompany her, the Education Department confirmed to POLITICO on Thursday [9-21-17]… ‘The secretary neither seeks, nor accepts, any reimbursement for her flights, nor […]
9/4/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is planning to make a major announcement on Title IX, the campus gender equality law, on Thursday [9-7-17] at George Mason University, BuzzFeed News has learned. DeVos will speak at George Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School, named for the late conservative Supreme Court justice, according to a […]
8/10/2017
EDUCATION/JOBS: “…The teachers, who were attending a summer training program, are helping West Virginia in another kind of transformation. Long one of the poorest states, it is now leading the way in turning vocational education from a Plan B for underachieving students into what policy makers hope will be a fuel source for the state’s […]
8/10/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “After barely surviving her confirmation battle and facing sporadic protests during visits to schools, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos could hardly have teed up a more fraught, emotional and divisive issue to launch her tenure: campus sexual assault. Though almost no one is happy with the Obama administration’s efforts to prod colleges and universities […]
8/2/2017
BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION/LOBBYING: “Early this year, Charlotte School of Law looked ready to collapse. The government had cut off the private equity-backed, for-profit law school’s access to federal student loans, determining in a review that it had violated federal law and misled students, allegations the school denied. But for a school that more than nine in […]