DeVos does damage control after Trump threatens to defund schools
Earlier in the week, Trump told schools to open amid a surge in coronavirus cases or face a loss of federal funding.
By Emily Singer - July 09, 2020Earlier in the week, Trump told schools to open amid a surge in coronavirus cases or face a loss of federal funding.
By Emily Singer - July 09, 2020Education Secretary Betsy DeVos echoed Trump’s call for schools to open in the fall.
By Emily Singer - July 08, 2020Alex Azar downplayed agency guidance this week meant to keep schools safe for students and teachers.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 07, 2020Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ attack on public schools ‘could significantly harm’ low-income students, according to state school superintendents.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 06, 2020A lawsuit alleges that DeVos is still garnishing wages from workers who defaulted on their loans in the middle of a pandemic.
By Emily Singer - May 01, 2020‘We expect you to comply with the intent of the CARES Act and reverse this unauthorized decision immediately.’
By Dan Desai Martin - April 28, 2020More than 400,000 students protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program are ineligible for $6 billion in grants to help cover unexpected costs.
By Associated Press - April 23, 2020Rep. Frederica Wilson (D-FL) asked the education secretary why every decision she has made ‘harmed students instead of empowering them.’
By Josh Israel - December 12, 2019Career officials had recommended forgiving student loans for 200,000 defrauded borrowers.
By Dan Desai Martin - December 11, 2019A new lawsuit may be the only way student loan borrowers get any relief.
By Lisa Needham - December 06, 2019DeVos called an op-ed slamming the striking teachers a ‘must read.’
By Emily Singer - October 30, 2019DeVos was ordered to stop collecting loans students took out from a for-profit college chain. She defied the order.
By Emily Singer - October 25, 2019This administration is really committed to hurting public service workers.
By Lisa Needham - October 16, 2019Education Secretary Betsy DeVos ignored a court order to stop collecting student loan payments from students defrauded by for-profit colleges.
By Dan Desai Martin - October 08, 2019Congress ordered the Department of Education to make student loan forgiveness easier. Unsurprisingly, they’ve done no such thing.
By Lisa Needham - September 09, 2019It’s a break from the Obama administration, which made a strong commitment to LGBTQ youth.
By Lisa Needham - July 30, 2019Eduction Secretary Betsy DeVos may have broken the law with her use of personal emails to conduct official government business.
By Dan Desai Martin - July 16, 2019The Department of Education has denied 99% of all student loan forgiveness applications.
By Lisa Needham - July 12, 2019Trump’s education secretary is ignoring pleas to help wounded veterans to deal with a combined $1 billion in student debt.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 28, 2019Education Secretary Betsy DeVos demanded the school not publicize her visit.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 23, 2019But her emails!
By Emily Singer - May 20, 2019Trump’s secretary of education is actively helping the loan industry rip off students all across the country.
By Oliver Willis - May 16, 2019The secretary of education won’t meet with women who were sexually assaulted by Olympic doctor Larry Nassar.
By Emily Singer - May 10, 2019In a congressional hearing, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos admitted that her actions could harm transgender students.
By Dan Desai Martin - April 10, 2019Well, that’s embarrassing.
By Emily Crockett - March 28, 2019After days of defending a plan to cut $18 million from the Special Olympics, Betsy DeVos now says she shouldn’t be blamed.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 28, 2019Betsy DeVos confirms that she is absolutely committed to cutting all funding for the Special Olympics.
By Dan Desai Martin - March 27, 2019Betsy DeVos defended the Trump administration’s planned attack on Special Olympics, and Congress let her have it.
By Oliver Willis - March 26, 2019Betsy DeVos wanted to delay rule that would have helped school districts address the disproportionate discipline of students of color with disabilities.
By Lisa Needham - March 13, 2019For years, for-profit schools have preyed upon veterans, and Betsy DeVos wants to make it even easier for them to do so.
By Lisa Needham - February 20, 2019