By Andrew Kreighbaum. Seizing on a narrow court order affecting cosmetology programs, education secretary delayed key provisions of gainful-employment regulations. But the suspended provisions will affect a broad range of vocational programs with questionable outcomes. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Student advocates and representatives of higher education institutions laid out their positions Monday on the next round of regulatory rule making at the Department of Education. And those public comments -- the first step in the process to overhaul two major Obama-era regulations -- offered few surprises on the positions of the various parties. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Women’s groups alarmed that Title IX summit will include “men’s rights” groups that many say minimize reality of rape; statement from key civil rights official -- on which she later backtracked -- casts doubt on 90 percent of campus reports of assaults. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Trump administration will suspend borrower defense and renegotiate gainful employment, two Obama administration rules aimed at reining in for-profit colleges. Moves draw rebukes from Democrats and student advocates. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. To distress of advocates, Education Department tells civil rights investigators to focus on individual complaints -- and not automatically go beyond them -- in looking for history of discrimination at institutions. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. OCR issues new guidance that clear way for investigating some cases of transgender bias, but advocates for transgender students say the document is inadequate. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. An analysis of a popular proposal allowing borrowers to refinance federal student loans finds that most of the benefits of refinancing would be seen by a small number of households with relatively high debt. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Claude Pressnell, apparent choice as assistant secretary for postsecondary education, removes himself from consideration, further stalling efforts to fill leadership ranks at the Education Department. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Tuesday that she will appoint A. Wayne Johnson, a financial services executive, to oversee the government's $1.4 trillion student loan portfolio as the next chief of federal student aid. More...

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee criticized the decision making of campus administrators in a hearing Tuesday but didn't suggest any new federal responses to issues of free speech on college campuses. More...