8/1/2017

BETSY DEVOS/EDUCATION: “Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced her intent to transform how Federal Student Aid (FSA) provides customer service to more than 42 million student loan borrowers… The anticipated FSA Next Generation Processing and Servicing Environment will provide for a single data processing platform to house all student loan information while at […]

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7/18/2017

DEBT/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “One of the nine companies that manages the federal government’s $1.2 trillion portfolio of education loans is fighting to stop the Education Department from handing the job to a single contractor. The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority, commonly known as MOHELA, filed a protest this month with the Government Accountability Office over […]

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7/14/2017

EDUCATION/LGBTQ: “Transgender students once found an ally in the Department of Education, which under the Obama administration robustly investigated alleged violations of their civil rights and argued that federal laws against sex discrimination ensured their access to public school bathrooms and changing facilities. But that has changed in the months since President Trump took office. […]

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7/13/2017

EDUCATION: “On the eve of potentially pivotal meetings Thursday [7-13-17] about campus sexual assault with advocates for both victims and the accused, the woman who organized the listening sessions is facing intense scrutiny for saying in an interview that most sexual assault accusations on college campuses come after drunken hookups and bad breakups. Candice Jackson, […]

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7/12/2017

EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “The letters have come in to her office by the hundreds, heartfelt missives from college students, mostly men, who had been accused of rape or sexual assault. Some had lost scholarships. Some had been expelled. A mother stumbled upon her son trying to take his own life, recalled Candice E. Jackson, the […]

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7/11/2017

DEBT/EDUCATION: “Study after study shows that college students are terrible at keeping track of how much debt they are racking up in school, so states are working to make the cost of higher education crystal clear—and there are signs the moves are slowing runaway borrowing. This month, Florida joined Indiana and Nebraska in requiring that […]

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7/6/2017

EDUCATION/LEGAL/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “A group of 19 state attorneys general are suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for delaying an overhaul of rules to erase the federal student debt of borrowers defrauded by colleges… The complaint, filed in U.S. District Court on Thursday [7-6-17], accuses the Education Department, which did not immediately respond to requests for […]

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7/6/2017

EDUCATION/IMMIGRATION: “International students accepted to U.S. schools are planning to enroll at a similar rate as last year in most areas except the southern part of the country, especially Texas, according to data from 165 U.S. colleges and universities. The enrollment numbers help dispel fears that President Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant rhetoric would scare international students […]

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6/30/2017

EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “This month, the secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, announced plans to dismantle a set of Obama-era policies devised to protect students and taxpayers from predatory for-profit colleges. Yet data released in the final days of the previous administration shows that the existing rules have proved more effective at shutting down bad college […]

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6/26/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Students who received publicly funded vouchers in Indiana and Louisiana appeared to lose significant academic ground in the first two years after switching to private schools but then caught up to their public-school counterparts in subsequent years, according to two studies made public Monday [6-26-17]. The studies do not show that vouchers […]

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6/21/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said this week she plans to appoint Arthur Wayne Johnson, the chief executive of a private student loan company, to run the federal government’s trillion-dollar financial aid operations. The announcement Tuesday [6-21-17] did not mention Johnson’s role as founder and chief executive of Reunion Student Loan Finance Corporation, […]

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6/15/2017

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, and to promote affordable education and rewarding jobs for American workers, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Purpose. America’s education systems and workforce development programs are in need of reform. […]

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6/14/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “The Trump administration is delaying new rules that would erase the federal loan debt of student borrowers cheated by for-profit colleges. The announcement by the Education Department on Wednesday came just weeks before the rules, finalized during the Obama administration, were to take effect on July 1. The new rules stood to […]

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6/13/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Tuesday [6-13-17] that criticism of her position on discrimination in schools is ‘hurtful’ and ‘couldn’t be further from the truth.’ ‘I think discrimination in any form is wrong and I have said before and I’ll say again, the department is committed to ensuring that every child has […]

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6/6/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “What exactly would a federal school voucher program look like, and would it fund schools that discriminate against students based on their gender, religion, race or sexual orientation? That question was a major flash point — once again — on Tuesday as senators in an appropriations subcommittee questioned U.S. Secretary of Education […]

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6/2/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Since her confirmation as the education secretary, Betsy DeVos has been the Trump cabinet member liberals love to hate, denouncing her as an out-of-touch, evangelical billionaire without the desire or capacity to protect vulnerable poor, black, immigrant, gay or transgender students. But while Ms. DeVos has been reluctant to express sympathy for […]

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5/24/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/LGBT/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos refused to say Wednesday [5-24-17] whether she would block private schools that discriminate against LGBT students from receiving federal dollars, explaining that she believes states should have the flexibility to design voucher programs and that parents should be able to choose schools that best fit their children’s needs. […]

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5/22/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos promised Monday [5-22-17] evening that President Trump would propose ‘the most ambitious expansion of education choice in our nation’s history,’ but she offered no details about the administration’s plans. Speaking in Indianapolis before a friendly audience of school voucher proponents, she instead laid out a moral case to […]

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5/19/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “The Department of Education said Friday [5-19-17] that it will select one company to collect student debt payments on its behalf, rather than the nine contractors that currently handle the federal government’s $1.2 trillion portfolio of education loans. The decision, which would take effect once the existing contracts expire in 2019, reverses […]

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5/10/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/PROTESTS/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “A week after President Donald Trump suggested his administration might cut $25 million in capital funding to historically black colleges and universities, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos told Bethune-Cookman University’s class of 2017 that she ‘is fully committed to your success’ — a line that was met by deafening boos from the students […]

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5/9/2017

EDUCATION/HOLIDAYS: “It was an honor to welcome the Teachers of the Year to the WH last month. Today, we honor and thank all teachers! #NationalTeachersDay” -Donald Trump, Twitter.com, May 9, 2017 12:19pm […]

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5/9/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/PROTESTS/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “A leading civil rights group on Monday [5-8-17] called for the resignation of top leaders at a historically black university where Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is set to deliver the commencement address. The NAACP Florida State Conference is urging the university president and board chairman of Bethume-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, […]

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4/26/2017

EDUCATION/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS: ” ‘Enforcing Statutory Prohibitions on Federal Control of Education’ Under the order, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is directed to study federal overreach in local and state education systems. As a strong advocate for charter schools, DeVos will determine within 300 days whether federal education regulations take control away from states in […]

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4/26/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT/TRUMP EXEC ORDERS/BETSY DEVOS: “In a move meant to follow through on promises he made to conservatives during the 2016 campaign, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday that aims to rein in federal control of education in the United States. The order, which Trump signed while flanked by Education Secretary Betsy […]

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4/26/2017

EDUCATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to restore the proper division of power under the Constitution between the Federal Government and the States and to further the goals of, and to ensure strict compliance with, […]

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04/11/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BESTY DEVOS: “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday [4-11-17] withdrew a series of policy memos issued by the Obama administration to strengthen consumer protections for student loan borrowers. The Education Department is in the middle of issuing new contracts to student loan servicing companies that collect payments on behalf of the agency. These middlemen […]

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04/10/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “An unusual security arrangement for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is costing taxpayers upwards of $1 million per month. Citing a determination that ‘a threat to the secretary’s safety exists,’ the US Marshals Service said it would continue providing her a security detail, though it would not detail the nature of the threat. […]

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04/10/2017

BUDGET/EDUCATION/HEALTHCARE/POLITICS: “Maryland lawmakers are putting the finishing touches on a legislative session that has been full of measures aimed at countering President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Congress. The Democrat-led legislature, which adjourns at midnight Monday [4-10-17], has passed legislation aimed at protecting health care from cuts in Washington. It also has empowered the attorney […]

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04/04/2017

EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/CARLOS G MUNIZ/CANDICE E. JACKSON: “A lawyer who represented Florida State University in an explosive sexual assault case and another lawyer who during the 2016 presidential campaign accused Hillary Clinton of enabling sexual predators have been chosen for key roles in the Department of Education, raising fears that the agency could pull back from […]

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4/4/2017

EDUCATION: “Charter schools are another thing that people are talking about a lot, and some of the charter schools in New York have been amazing. They’ve done incredibly well. People can’t get in. I mean, you can’t get in. I don’t call it an experiment anymore, it’s far beyond an experiment. If you look at […]

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3/28/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP FAMILY/TRUMP PEOPLE/WOMEN/IVANKA/BETSY DEVOS: “On Tuesday [3-28-17], presidential daughter Ivanka Trump and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos visited the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. According to the Education Department, they were there to ‘highlight the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education’ and to discuss ’empowering young women to pursue STEM-related careers.’ […]

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3/29/2017

BUDGET/CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Betsy DeVos, in her first extended policy address as education secretary, argued on Wednesday [3-29-17] for an expansion of school choice programs, pointing to lagging test scores and a program championed by the Obama administration that funneled billions into low-performing schools but failed to produce better academic outcomes. Speaking at the Brookings […]

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3/4/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “What she said: DeVos said during her confirmation hearing that that she had not been involved in her family’s foundation, which has given millions of dollars to Focus on the Family, a conservative non-profit that, among other things, has pushed the benefits of conversion therapy for LGBT men and women. Democratic Sen. […]

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2/28/2017

AFRICAN AMERICANS/EDUCATION/TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDERS: “By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to advance opportunities in higher education, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made, and continue to make, extraordinary […]

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2/23/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “The confirmation of Betsy DeVos as secretary of education was a signal moment for the school choice movement. For the first time, the nation’s highest education official is someone fully committed to making school vouchers and other market-oriented policies the centerpiece of education reform. But even as school choice is poised to […]

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2/12/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “The confirmation hearings for Betsy DeVos provided an inordinate amount of drama: guns and grizzlies, an all-night talkathon on the Senate floor, and Vice President Mike Pence’s tie-breaking vote — and with good reason. DeVos, now confirmed as secretary of Education, is not just another inexperienced member of the president’s Cabinet. She […]

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2/7/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/TRUMP PEOPLE/BETSY DEVOS: “Phone calls jammed congressional switchboards. Two Republican senators defected. Democrats held a last-ditch, 24-hour Senate debate in hope of shaking loose one additional vote. But the effort was not enough to prevent Betsy DeVos from becoming U.S. secretary of Education. DeVos squeaked through the confirmation process Tuesday with the tie-breaking vote of […]

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2/6/2017

CABINET/EDUCATION/BETSY DEVOS: “Betsy DeVos lacks basic knowledge of American schools and should not be confirmed as secretary of Education, Sen. Kamala Harris said Monday night as Democrats made a last-ditch effort to sink DeVos’ nomination… After watching DeVos’ confirmation hearing, Harris said, ‘It was clear Ms. DeVos didn’t know the difference between two basic theories […]

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8/11/2015

DONALD ON DONALD/EDUCATION: “Hey, look, I went to the hardest school to get into, the best school in the world, I guess you could say, the Wharton School of Finance. It’s like super genius stuff. I came out. I built a tremendous company. I had tremendous success. The Art of the Deal. The Apprentice. Everything.” […]

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7/9/2015

EDUCATION: “The elites want Common Core so they can take education out of parental control. NO! Let’s Make America Great Again! https://t.co/u25yI5T7E8”  – 7/9/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 7/9/2015 […]

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5/28/2015

EDUCATION: “Common Core is a federal takeover of school curriculum. Department of Education should be disbanded not expanded. Focus on local education.”  – 5/28/2015, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, 5/28/2015 […]

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2/28/2014

EDUCATION/OBAMA: “Obama just stated ‘he didn’t take school seriously, made bad choices and GOT HIGH’ – then how the hell did he get into Columbia & Harvard?”  – 2/28/2014, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 2/28/2014 […]

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9/9/2013

EDUCATION/ENTERTAINMENT: “Adopt the Arts campaign at @fundanything ensures that an underfunded public school has music and arts programs http://t.co/B4NhYPf0TJ”  – Sept. 9, 2013, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/9/2013 […]

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9/17/2012

EDUCATION: “Teachers in Chicago should go back to work immediately.Rahm Emanuel has offered them a fair deal. Now they’re just acting for the cameras.” [3:53:13 PM]  – Sept. 17, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/17/2012 […]

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9/11/2012

EDUCATION: “The onus of the Chicago teachers’ strike falls squarely on the teachers & their union. Inexcusable to leave children without school.” [2:18:08 PM]  – Sept. 11, 2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 9/11/2012 […]

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6/22/2012

EDUCATION: “U.S. tuitions are completely out of control. In the last 4 years, the average price has gone up by 15%. http://t.co/BUNtYpbt Unsustainable!” [11:45:26 AM]  – 6/22/2012, Donald Trump, Twitter.com, Trumptwitterarchive.com, 6/22/2012 […]

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