Betsy DeVos Says She Wants to Protect Student Borrowers, Then Freezes Rules That Protect Them
Although DeVos has said it is her intent to protect students, it seems that she also wants to make rules that are more palatable to...
Tag : Obama administration
Upward Bound Programs in Jeopardy Because of Minor Errors
Because of such niggling, technical oversights, Upward Bound programs serving more than 2,000 students at 40 colleges are in jeopardy. Schools and their supporters have...
Obama’s Track Record for Helping Young Women of Color
The White House has released a new report the Obama Administration’s progress to advance equity for women and girls of color over the past eight...
White House Releases Final Progress Report on ‘Advancing Equity for Women and Girls of Color’
Valerie Jarrett, Senior Advisor to the President, talks about the Obama Administration's effort to help women and girls of color....
Enrollment in Predatory For-Profit Graduate Schools Is Steady
Although much has been reported about for-profit schools defrauding and misleading students, much less information is available about the for-profit graduate sector. The Center for...
The Skinny on Higher Ed and Student Loan Debt
A report that came out in July from the Council of Economic Advisers examines what the Obama administration has done to ease the high cost...
We Can Close the STEM Equity Gap
Why such an emphasis on computer science? Apart from the needs of a tech-based economy, “Computer science gets kids involved in school in a way...
Obama Administration Puts Preschoolers on Path to Excel
More importantly, the investment is yielding positive results. It has opened the way for lower-earning families to have greater access to high quality early childhood...
Why the U.S. Has a Student Loan Crisis and Sweden Doesn’t
On Sunday I read “America Can Fix Its Student Loan Crisis. Ask Australia,†in the New York Times. I’ve written about income driven repayment plans...
Equity and Opportunity Elusive in U.S. Public Schools
Across the country, compared with all other groups of students—white, Asian, Hispanic, Alaskan, Native American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander—black students fare the worst, according...