Inside Higher Ed The DeVos Agenda After winning confirmation with the vice president’s tie-breaking vote, new education secretary is expected to shift away from Obama policies on for-profit higher education, regulation and dealing with sexual assault on campus. By Andrew Kreighbaum February 8, 2017 Betsy DeVos saw her nomination for […]
USA Today Richard Cordray, head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau(Photo: H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY) Other than the president, Richard Cordray, the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), has more power than just about anyone in Washington. That’s not just a problem, it’s a threat to government […]
The Hill By Jordain Carney – 02/06/17 02:32 PM EST © Victoria Sarno Jordan Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) slammed Betsy DeVos on Monday, urging Republicans to reject President Trump’s pick to lead the Education Department. “I rise today to call on my colleagues to reject the nomination of Betsy DeVos,” […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education February 7, 2017 by Tom Hesse Three weeks after appearing before the U.S. Senate’s education committee, Betsy DeVos was finally confirmed as education secretary in the administration of President Trump. As expected, Ms. DeVos cleared the Senate on a 50-to-50 tie that was broken by […]
AEI Jason D. Delisle @delislealleges February 6, 2017 5:00 am | AEIdeas With Betsy DeVos likely to be confirmed today as the Secretary of Education, critics will continue to frame her as dangerously inexperienced. Even the slightest misstep will be held up as proof she’s out of her depth. It’s […]
New York Post By Carleton English February 2, 2017 Laureate Education continues to get schooled in its first days as a public company. Shares of for-profit school, formerly known as Sylvan Learning Center, fell nearly 3 percent in Thursday morning trading, slipping below $13. In its trading debut Wednesday, Laureate […]
Inside Higher Ed By Carl Straumsheim February 3, 2017 Elsevier on Thursday said it has acquired Plum Analytics, a company that produces alternative metrics for tracking the impact of research, from the information services company EBSCO. The acquisition is the latest move in the metrics space by Elsevier, which last […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education By Eric Kelderman | January 27, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Betsy Devos has emerged as perhaps President Trump’s most-contentious cabinet pick. Secretaries of education have typically breezed through the confirmation process with little, if any, opposition from the U.S. Senate and only passing […]
Washington Post By Peter J. Taylor January 26 Peter Taylor is the president and chief executive of Zenith Education Group. (Zenith Education Group) Peter J. Taylor, president and chief executive of Zenith Education Group, which acquired more than half the campuses of the now defunct Corinthian Colleges, argues in favor […]
Inside Sources Posted to Politics January 26, 2017 by Erin Mundahl For years, advertisements for ITT Tech filled American airwaves. The company operated a nationwide chain of for-profit career schools. This fall, it was forced to close in the face of new regulations from the Department of Education. But new […]