Inside Higher Ed by Andrea Kreighbaum The Trump administration says it wants more innovation in higher education. And it believes rewriting the rules for college accrediting agencies is the best way to encourage innovation. In an exclusive interview with Inside Higher Ed, the administration’s top higher education official described the philosophy […]
Chronicle of Higher Education by Andy Thomason The Education Department plans to repeal the gainful-employment rule, which sought to punish higher-education programs whose graduates bear a high level of student-loan debt, according to The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.Experts had predicted that the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, aimed to weaken […]
Inside Higher Ed Bankruptcy Standards Get New Scrutiny Education Department signals interest in revisiting rules making student loans eligible for bankruptcy — a priority for some Democrats and consumer groups. By Andrew Kreighbaum February 21, 2018 The Department of Education signaled Monday that it is interested in tweaking the standards used for […]
US News DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy The education secretary reiterated her belief that the federal government has been too heavy-handed in its approach to education. By Lauren Camera, Education Reporter |Jan. 16, 2018, at 5:01 p.m. DeVos Hits Bush, Obama on Education Policy U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education In New Profile, DeVos Blames Staff for Rocky Confirmation Hearing By Adam Harris NOVEMBER 01, 2017 Chronicle photo by Julia Schmalz Betsy DeVos appeared before the U.S. Senate’s education committee in January for her confirmation hearing. Pressed to support precise positions, Ms. DeVos avoided specifics and […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education – The Ticker Education Dept.’s Progress Is Stalled in Complying With Consumer Rule The Education Department has not made any progress toward generating data this year to comply with the Obama-era gainful-employment rule and does not have “any timetable” for doing so, according to a letter last […]
The Chronicle of Higher Education By Adam Harris JULY 10, 2017 WASHINGTON The Education Department announced in June that it would delay and renegotiate a pair of Obama-era regulations aimed at reining in abuses by colleges. And Monday marked the tipoff of that process. RELATED CONTENT 18 States Sue Education Dept. Over Rollback of Borrower-Defense […]
Politico The lawsuit, led by Massachusetts and joined by 18 other Democratic attorneys general, accuses Education Secretary Betsy DeVos of illegally delaying the regulations, which were finalized by the Obama administration and had been set to take effect on July 1. | Getty 18 states, consumer groups sue DeVos over […]
The Seattle Times Washington state AG office joins suit in student-loan case Originally published June 30, 2017 at 5:00 am Updated June 29, 2017 at 8:52 pm Attorney General Bob Ferguson is joining attorneys general in nine other states to fight a lawsuit that would remove protections for students who borrowed […]
Inside Higher Ed Few Solutions for Defrauded Borrowers Student advocates say Education Department’s slow processing of borrower-defense claims and blocking of ban on mandatory arbitration put defrauded borrowers in a bind. By Andrew Kreighbaum June 26, 2017 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos As the U.S. Department of Education readies for an arduous […]