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Rights Advocates: Jackson a Troubling Choice for Acting Head of Office of Civil Rights

The person that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently put in charge of her agency’s Office of Civil Rights is drawing a chorus of criticism from civil rights advocates and scholars over her historical hostility to racial preferences and other ideological stances.

April 18, 2017

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Integrating STEMployable Skills at HBCUs

STEM career development training must not merely consist of disparate actions on HBCU campuses, rather preparation for a STEM career must be seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the educational curriculum.

April 13, 2017

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DeVos: Obama Administration ‘Failed Miserably’ at Improving Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos cited the Obama administration for spending money on a failed effort to turn around the nation’s schools.

February 23, 2017

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DeVos Touts Merits of Diversity, Inclusion in Debut

Newly minted U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos made her debut at the agency she now oversees with a call for unity, a bit of self-deprecating humor, and a thoughtful emphasis on diversity and inclusion.

February 8, 2017

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DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty

Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.

February 7, 2017

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Senators May Find Betsy DeVos not a Quick Read

Regarded as a conservative, Betsy DeVos has attracted criticism in recent months from affirmative action’s staunchest opponents for her past positions on affirmative action policies.

January 12, 2017

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House Democrats, Teachers Unions Rally Against Betsy DeVos Nomination

Casting her as the “antithesis” to public education, House Democrats — joined by the leaders of the nation’s two largest teacher unions — on Tuesday called for the Senate to block the nomination of Betsy DeVos as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. secretary of education.

January 10, 2017

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Education Partnership Providing Pipeline for Success in Los Angeles

GO East LA, a cradle-to-college project in East Los Angeles, is showing early success in eliminating education gaps between underserved students and their better-resourced peers.

December 28, 2016

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Lawsuit Accuses Charlotte School of Law of Hiding Problems

CHARLOTTE, N.C. —Two Charlotte School of Law students are suing the for-profit school, saying its leaders hid academic problems to keep tuition coming. Lawyers for Robert Barchiesi and Lejla Hadzic filed the lawsuit in federal court Friday against the school and its parent company, InfiLaw Corp., seeking class-action status. It claims the school’s administrators ignored […]

December 26, 2016

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Berea, Drexel Among Promise Neighborhood Grant Winners

Six institutions were announced as winners Tuesday of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2016 Promise Neighborhood grants that fund “cradle to career” support of at-risk children in an effort to lead them to more prosperous lives.

December 20, 2016

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Feds OK Sale of University of Phoenix Parent, if Terms Met

The federal government will allow one of the nation’s largest for-profit college companies to be sold only if the new owners put up $385 million as insurance and agree not to increase enrollment, among other terms. Apollo Education Group, the parent company of the University of Phoenix, agreed in February to be bought by a […]

December 8, 2016

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Experts: Trump Administration Equals Diminished Regulatory Role for ED

Washington — On the same day that President-elect Donald Trump visited his soon-to-be predecessor at the White House, speculation continued over how a Trump administration will tackle an array of higher education issues that range from student loan debt to campus sexual assaults. Experts assembled for a panel discussion at the American Enterprise Institute Thursday […]

November 11, 2016