DC Shuttle … Administration Rolls Back Regulations on Student Loan Defaults. The Trump administration reversed guidance from the Obama administration that forbade student loan debt collectors from charging high fees… Read more »
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Trump and His Skinny Budget
DC Shuttle … Trump’s Budget Proposal. President Donald Trump released his FY 2018 federal budget blueprint or “skinny budget.” Trump’s budget proposal would cut $9.2 billion, or almost 14%, from… Read more »
Teacher-Training Rules Are Latest Obama-Era Regs to Vanish
DC Shuttle … Senate Overturns Teacher-Preparation Regulation Under CRA. In a 59-40 vote, the Senate passed a resolution (HJ Res 58) to repeal a rule requiring states to report and… Read more »
House Weighing “Truly Devastating” Ed Cuts
DC Shuttle … Hearing on Education Budget. The House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing to discuss potential budget action…. Read more »
Amid Protests, DeVos Outlines Intentions, Praises Community Colleges
DC Shuttle … DeVos Outlines Policy Intentions. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave remarks to the Association of Community College Trustees’ National Legislative Summit. During her remarks, DeVos praised the… Read more »
House Starts Overturning Obama Regs, Targets Ed Dept as New Secretary Begins Work
DC Shuttle … House Approves Bills to Limit Role of Ed Dept. and ESSA. Under the Congressional Review Act, the House voted to overturn to Obama administration regulations. The House… Read more »
Falwell to Lead Trump Higher Ed Task force
DC Shuttle … Jerry Falwell to Lead Higher Ed Task Force. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell has been asked by President Donald Trump to lead a task force that will… Read more »
House Ed Committee Meets for First Time Under Foxx
DC Shuttle … New House Education Committee Holds First Meeting. The House Committee on Education and the Workforce met for the first time in the 115th Congress under the new… Read more »
Temporary Ed Secretary Begins Work
DC Shuttle … Temporary U.S. Secretary of Education. Former U.S. Secretary of Education John King stepped down on Thursday, sending a letter of farewell that outlined his quick year of… Read more »
A Forum for DeVos
DC Shuttle … Confirmation Hearing for Betsy DeVos. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee planned to begin its confirmation hearing for Betsy DeVos, the nomination for secretary of… Read more »