Peer Review by Whom?
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Rand Paul wants to add two people to every federal peer-review panel evaluating research proposals, charged with looking for value to taxpayers. Science advocates say idea would politicize federal funding of research. More...
Tough Options After Perkins
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Campus officials say elimination of program won’t simplify aid system, as proponents claim, but will likely lead many students to take out private loans. More...
U.S. Considers Partial Relief for Defrauded Student Borrowers
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department weighs whether -- and how -- the government should offer partial relief to some who filed borrower-defense claims. More...
New Delay on Borrower-Defense Rule
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education on Friday issued a new delay of the Obama administration's borrower defense rule that would block it from going into effect until the conclusion of a bureaucratic rewrite of the rule expected to conclude by 2019. More...
OCR on Sex Violence Cases Filed Under Trump
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The top official at the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights told House lawmakers Thursday that a quarter of active campus sexual violence cases involving colleges and universities at her agency were filed under the Trump administration. More...
OCR: 355 Open Sexual Violence Investigations
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights is conducting 355 investigations of issues related to campus sexual violence at 257 postsecondary institutions, according to the most recently updated list of such cases released by the department last week. More...
Report: Buyouts Offered at Office of Federal Aid
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Department of Education is looking to cut the size of its work force by offering buyouts to staff at the Office of Federal Student Aid, according to a memo obtained by The Washington Post. More...
Crackdown on ‘Pay to Play’ for ‘Military-Friendly’ Colleges
By Andrew Kreighbaum. U.S. trade commission accuses Victory Media of letting colleges pay for inclusion in “matchmaker” tool, materials targeting military service members. More...
Supporting Survivors
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Vigil at Department of Education seeks to support victims of sexual assault on campus and protest changes to federal Title IX policies by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. More...
Ongoing Barriers to College Aid
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Two new papers find application rates for federal student aid continue to lag for low-income students, and serious barriers remain for those most in need of help paying for college. More...
