September 8, 2019 Education Department rejected 99 percent of applicants for student loan forgiveness program The U.S. Department of Education accepted just one percent of applications in the first year of a revamped student loan forgiveness program, according to a government watchdog report.
August 23, 2019 Investigation underway after Education Department employee's 'figurines and pictures' damaged The Department of Education confirmed Friday that authorities are investigating vandalism of an employee’s office.
June 17, 2019 Education Department to probe UNC-Duke conference on Gaza after allegations of anti-Semitism emerge The Department of Education will investigate the potential bias of a taxpayer-funded college conference which the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill hosted in partnership with Duke University earlier this year, after allegations of anti-Semitism surfaced at the event, according to a letter obtained Monday by Fox News.
May 5, 2019 Rebecca Friedrichs: It’s Teacher Appreciation Week, but unions show no appreciation It’s no coincidence that on May 1, state and national teachers’ unions ordered their ranks of comrades across the country to strike.
March 27, 2019 ESPN personalities defend Special Olympics after Betsy DeVos' proposal to cut its funding ESPN personalities took to Twitter to criticize Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after her budget proposal would cut funding for the Special Olympics.
December 14, 2018 Betsy DeVos cancels $150 million of student loan debt after losing court battle The Department of Education said it will cancel $150 million of student loan debt, impacting about 15,000 people whose schools closed.
November 16, 2018 Education Department unveils new Title IX guidance for campus sexual assault: Here's what would change Education Secretary Betsy DeVos unveiled the long-awaited overhaul to the guidance for how schools handle complaints of sexual misconduct, adding more protections for those who have been accused of assault and harassment.
September 13, 2018 Students, families struggle to repay billions in crushing loan debts The parents of a nurse who died young several years ago, prompting bill collectors to go after her parents to pay her student loans, say they are heavily in debt and worse off than when their plight grabbed national headlines in 2014.
September 1, 2018 Arming teachers a decision for states, local districts, DeVos says President Trump's education secretary said Friday that she has "no intention" of taking action regarding any possible use of federal funds to arm teachers.
August 10, 2018 Petition asks Trump to name LeBron James new education secretary, replacing DeVos A petition calling for NBA superstar LeBron James to replace Betsy DeVos as secretary of education has attracted thousands of signatures.
