Betsy DeVos Seeking To Weaken Oversight That Exposed Sex Abuser Larry Nassar
Reprinted with permission from Shareblue.com. Title IX was the key to exposing Larry Nassar, the former Olympic gymnastics doctor and serial sexual abuser at Michigan State University, who was sentenced this week to 40 to 175 years, in part based on testimony from 156 of his young victims. Lou Anna Simon, who served as president of […]
Danziger: She’s Learning On The Job
Newly confirmed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos may not know much about public schools — but Danziger charitably assumes that, like every eager child, she really wants to learn.
Ask Carrie: Should I Consolidate My Student Loans?
Consolidation is not a straightforward decision. You have to think beyond simplicity to how a new loan might affect your finances over time.
Education Secretary Duncan Steps Down; Obama Picks Deputy To Replace Him
One of the last remaining members of President Barack Obama’s original Cabinet will step down in December.
How Much Student Testing Is Too Much?
With no easy answer to education reform, Congress meets to decide whether to rewrite the No Child Left Behind act and shift the power to administer tests from the Fed to the States.