Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. | Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday finalized rules that make it more difficult for federal student loan borrowers to cancel their debt on the grounds that their college defrauded them, scaling back an Obama-era policy aimed at abuses by for-profit colleges.The rules, which the Trump administration weighed for more than a year, set a more stringent standard for when the Education Department will wipe out the debt of borrowers who claim they were misled or deceived by their respective colleges.The overhaul of the rules — called...…Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. | Zach Gibson/Getty ImagesEducation Secretary Betsy DeVos on Friday finalized rules that make it more difficult for federal student loan borrowers to cancel their debt on the grounds that their college defrauded them, scaling back an Obama-era policy aimed at abuses by for-profit colleges.The rules, which the Trump administration weighed for more than a year, set a more stringent standard for when the Education Department will wipe out the debt of borrowers who claim they were misled or deceived by their respective colleges.The overhaul of the rules — called...WW…

With Education Secretary Miguel Cardona finally installed, the administration is intensifying its efforts to meet its 100 day-goal for in-person learning.Newly-minted Education secretary Miguel Cardona will launch his tenure with a visit to elementary schools that have successfully reopened. | Joshua Roberts/Getty ImagesJoe Biden is tapping a federal agency to help vaccinate teachers and child care workers.He is using his bully pulpit to push states to get shots into teachers’ arms by the end of the month.The administration is even considering creating a “school reopening” czar.And...…With Education Secretary Miguel Cardona finally installed, the administration is intensifying its efforts to meet its 100 day-goal for in-person learning.Newly-minted Education secretary Miguel Cardona will launch his tenure with a visit to elementary schools that have successfully reopened. | Joshua Roberts/Getty ImagesJoe Biden is tapping a federal agency to help vaccinate teachers and child care workers.He is using his bully pulpit to push states to get shots into teachers’ arms by the end of the month.The administration is even considering creating a “school reopening” czar.And...WW…

Schumer is ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower “with the flick of a pen” through executive action.Sen. Chuck Schumer is ramping up efforts to convince the White House to move more quickly and cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower. | Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House are divided over how to move forward in the coming months on a key progressive priority: canceling large swaths of the outstanding $1.5 trillion of federal student loan debt.The conflict forecasts a looming fight...…Schumer is ramping up pressure on President Joe Biden to cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower “with the flick of a pen” through executive action.Sen. Chuck Schumer is ramping up efforts to convince the White House to move more quickly and cancel $50,000 of student loan debt per borrower. | Samuel Corum/Getty ImagesSenate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House are divided over how to move forward in the coming months on a key progressive priority: canceling large swaths of the outstanding $1.5 trillion of federal student loan debt.The conflict forecasts a looming fight...WW…

Mark A. Brown was appointed by DeVos for a three-year term that expires in March 2022 with the option for an additional extension.Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), as well as consumer and labor groups, are urging the Biden administration to move far more quickly to install a new person in that position. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesProgressives are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to replace the federal official who oversees the nation’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio, calling for new leadership to carry out many of the sweeping student debt policy changes they’re...…Mark A. Brown was appointed by DeVos for a three-year term that expires in March 2022 with the option for an additional extension.Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), as well as consumer and labor groups, are urging the Biden administration to move far more quickly to install a new person in that position. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty ImagesProgressives are ramping up pressure on the Biden administration to replace the federal official who oversees the nation’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio, calling for new leadership to carry out many of the sweeping student debt policy changes they’re...WW…

Education Department officials released a memo that concludes that the agency lacks the power to unilaterally forgive federal student loan debt on the scale that some Democrats want.In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. | Seth Wenig, File/APThe Trump administration on Wednesday sought to throw up a bureaucratic roadblock to progressives’ push for the incoming Biden administration to cancel large swaths of outstanding student loan debt through executive action.Education...…Education Department officials released a memo that concludes that the agency lacks the power to unilaterally forgive federal student loan debt on the scale that some Democrats want.In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. | Seth Wenig, File/APThe Trump administration on Wednesday sought to throw up a bureaucratic roadblock to progressives’ push for the incoming Biden administration to cancel large swaths of outstanding student loan debt through executive action.Education...WW…

The data provides granular insight into how sweeping student loan forgiveness would affect the federal government’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.Sen. Elizabeth Warren requested information about student loan debt from the Education Department earlier this month. | AP Photo/Steven SenneMore than 36 million Americans would have their federal student loans completely erased if the Biden administration were to accede to progressive demands to cancel up to $50,000 per borrower, according to new data from the Education Department.The by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who requested the...…The data provides granular insight into how sweeping student loan forgiveness would affect the federal government’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.Sen. Elizabeth Warren requested information about student loan debt from the Education Department earlier this month. | AP Photo/Steven SenneMore than 36 million Americans would have their federal student loans completely erased if the Biden administration were to accede to progressive demands to cancel up to $50,000 per borrower, according to new data from the Education Department.The by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), who requested the...WW…

If the president doesn’t extend the student loan relief beyond December, his White House successor will inherit the confusion of monthly payments restarting for tens of millions of Americans in the midst of a pandemic.President Donald Trump walks away after speaking Nov. 5 in the White House briefing room. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoAt midnight on New Year’s Eve, President Donald Trump’s pause on student loan payments for 33 million Americans is set to expire, just three weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is slated to take over.The Education Department started warning borrowers through text...…If the president doesn’t extend the student loan relief beyond December, his White House successor will inherit the confusion of monthly payments restarting for tens of millions of Americans in the midst of a pandemic.President Donald Trump walks away after speaking Nov. 5 in the White House briefing room. | Evan Vucci/AP PhotoAt midnight on New Year’s Eve, President Donald Trump’s pause on student loan payments for 33 million Americans is set to expire, just three weeks before President-elect Joe Biden is slated to take over.The Education Department started warning borrowers through text...WW…

The lawsuit is the most drastic action the Trump administration has taken to combat the use of race in university admissions.Yale University has previously said its admissions practices comply with Supreme Court precedent.The Trump administration sued Yale University on Thursday, accusing the school of violating federal civil rights law by discriminating against applicants based on their race.The Justice Department is the most drastic action the Trump administration has taken to combat the use of race in university admissions, a practice that has by the Supreme Court. But race-based...…The lawsuit is the most drastic action the Trump administration has taken to combat the use of race in university admissions.Yale University has previously said its admissions practices comply with Supreme Court precedent.The Trump administration sued Yale University on Thursday, accusing the school of violating federal civil rights law by discriminating against applicants based on their race.The Justice Department is the most drastic action the Trump administration has taken to combat the use of race in university admissions, a practice that has by the Supreme Court. But race-based...WW…

The Education Department's YouTube channel includes the interview, which was also touted in an official message from the agency.Depending on what OSC finds, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would be the second member of the Trump Cabinet to be found to have violated the law. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Office of the Special Counsel has started investigating Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for potentially violating the Hatch Act, after she slammed Joe Biden in a Fox News interview and her agency promoted it through official channels.The head of investigative watchdog blog Checks and...…The Education Department's YouTube channel includes the interview, which was also touted in an official message from the agency.Depending on what OSC finds, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos would be the second member of the Trump Cabinet to be found to have violated the law. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe Office of the Special Counsel has started investigating Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for potentially violating the Hatch Act, after she slammed Joe Biden in a Fox News interview and her agency promoted it through official channels.The head of investigative watchdog blog Checks and...WW…

The White House said that the order would give states new flexibility in how they use federal block grant programs.Children run during recess at the St. Agnes Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 3, 2020. | Dario Lopez-Mills/APPresident Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order allowing states to use their share of money from a federal anti-poverty program to provide vouchers to help “disadvantaged families” pay for private school tuition, homeschooling or other educational expenses during the pandemic.The move comes after the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal, , that...…The White House said that the order would give states new flexibility in how they use federal block grant programs.Children run during recess at the St. Agnes Elementary School in Phoenix, Arizona, on March 3, 2020. | Dario Lopez-Mills/APPresident Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order allowing states to use their share of money from a federal anti-poverty program to provide vouchers to help “disadvantaged families” pay for private school tuition, homeschooling or other educational expenses during the pandemic.The move comes after the $900 billion coronavirus relief deal, , that...WW…