DC Shuttle … Ed Secy Outlines Priorities. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos outlined her vision and policy priorities for education in the U.S. In a document published in the Federal… Read more »
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White House Extends Ed Commissions, Aid to Hurricane Areas
DC Shuttle … Executive Order Extends Presidential Commissions on Education. President Trump signed an executive order extending three presidential advisory commissions on education until Sept. 30, 2019. All three had… Read more »
Loan Program for Low-Income Students Left to Die
DC Shuttle … Perkins Loan Program Expires. The federal Perkins Loan program expired with the end of the fiscal year on Saturday night. More than 200 House lawmakers asked leadership… Read more »
Ed Dept Weighs Which Regs to Scrap
DC Shuttle … Ed Dept Solicits Feedback on Regulation Reduction. The U.S. Department of Education will hold the first of two public hearings tomorrow to solicit additional public input on… Read more »
House Approves Budget Cutting $2.3 Billion from Ed Dept
DC Shuttle … House Approves Spending Package with Ed Dept Cuts. The House of Representatives approved an omnibus spending package (H.R. 3354), by a 211-198 vote, to fund the government,… Read more »
Trump Administration Would Rewrite Sexual Assault, Immigration Rules
DC Shuttle … DeVos to Change Sexual Assault Rule. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave a speech in which she said she would replace an Obama-era schools directive on sexual… Read more »
Affirming Action?
DC Shuttle … Justice Dept Memo Suggests Lawsuit on College Discrimination. A leaked document suggested that the U.S. Justice Department may soon begin investigating whether colleges are discriminating in the… Read more »
Forever GIs
DC Shuttle … House Passes Forever GI Bill. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Forever GI Bill (H.R. 3218) with overwhelming support, 405-0. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed… Read more »
Bill Gutting US Ed Dept Moves to Full House
DC Shuttle … House Appropriations Committee Passes Education Funding Bill. The House Appropriations Committee held a hearing and adopted the fiscal year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education… Read more »
House Bill Would Cut $2.4 Billion from US Dept of Ed
DC Shuttle … Appropriations Bill Cuts Ed Dept Funding. The House Appropriations Committee released a draft Labor-HHS-Education spending bill which would significantly decrease the U.S. Education Department’s budget. The bill… Read more »