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Education

The Department of Education Is Pulling the Rug Out From Under Student Parents

The Trump administration has quietly removed CCAMPIS, a childcare subsidy for student parents attending college, from its 2018 budget. Over one million student parents' ability to afford childcare hangs in the balance.

Natalie Pattillo

Education

Former DeVry Dean to Police Fraud in Higher Education

The unit has primarily regulated for-profit institutions, including those managed by DeVry.

Elena Gooray

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos.

Education

Betsy DeVos Faces Pushback After Scaling Back Investigations Into Civil Rights Complaints

More than 30 "disappointed and alarmed" senators penned a letter chastising civil rights enforcement at the Department of Education.

Annie Waldman

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos in Washington, D.C., on May 24th, 2017.

Education

Calling Us ‘Customers’ Doesn’t Solve the Student Debt Crisis

Far-right orthodoxy on education casts students as customers paying for a service. That rhetoric tricks students into chasing bad options.

David M. Perry

Education

Head of Federal Student Financial Aid Office Resigns

James Runcie submitted his resignation following an apparent disagreement with Betsy DeVos over his scheduled testimony on improper aid payments.

Elena Gooray

Education

Trump’s Projected Education Budget to Make Deep Cuts—Except for School Choice

The cuts are expected to affect 150 positions in the Department of Education.

Elena Gooray

Economics

Colleges Need to Do More to Support Poor Students

A new report from the Department of Education calls on schools to improve the graduation gap.

Annie Waldman

News in Brief

Higher Education Isn’t Going to Regulate Itself

Why is Congress leaving regulation of the higher education industry up to the higher education industry?

Alexander Holt & Amy Laitinen

Education

The Department of Education Demands Greater Accountability From College Accreditors

Accreditation agencies have recently come under fire for failing to keep schools accountable. Now the Education Department is looking to change that.

Annie Waldman

Education

What Is the Future of Teacher Diversity in U.S. Schools?

Classrooms are increasingly diverse—but in terms of the student body, not the teaching workforce. Kaylan Connally and Melissa Tooley examine why we must mind the minority gap.

Kaylan Connally & Melissa Tooley