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...
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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...
Bait and Switch: The U.S. Ed. Dept.’s Loan Forgiveness Sham
In a stunning bait and switch, the U.S. Department of Education leaves hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers uncertain as to their eligibility for...
Trump’s Education Cuts Declare War on the Poor
The budget also eliminates the Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, which help the neediest students pay for college. Federal work-study funding, too, is not left unscathed....
After His Mother’s Murder, He Still Had an Advocate
Jeffries is a civil rights lawyer and a graduate of Ivy League schools. What I didn’t know is that his mother was murdered when he...
6 Tips to Avoid Wrangling with Your Student Loan Servicer
A lot has been written about this lawsuit—and I want to make sure that Black Enterprise readers are informed. Black students are more likely to...
Adults Recognize the Need for Lifelong Learning
Compared with other countries, the U.S. has a high percentage of low skilled adults, 17.5%—higher than Japan’s (which, at 4.9% is the lowest percentage), Finland,...
Yale Study Reveals that Racism Reaches Down to Preschoolers
The study basically confirms that we live in a pervasively racist society, and that even very young children do not escape its harmful reach. The...
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...
Education Matters: Don’t Even Think About Going to a For-Profit College
“I worked hard for my degree,†she began, “But I went to a for-profit college and now can’t get anyone to hire me.â€...