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...
Not Looking for Patterns
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...
Clarity or Confusion?
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...
Analysis: Refinancing Would Help Small Number of Households
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...
Federal pick to lead higher ed policy drops out of consideration
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...
New Head of Federal Student Aid Announced
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...
Senate Panel Wrestles With Free Speech Issues
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...
Medical Colleges: Reject Senate Health-Care Bill
By Andrew Kreighbaum. The Association of American Medical Colleges called on senators to reject the health-care reform bill Republican lawmakers released Thursday. AAMC President and CEO Darrell Kirch said the bill would upend the health-care marketplace and cripple the Medicaid program. More...
GOP Skeptical on Trump Budget
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Republicans take issue with deep cuts proposed in White House budget during appropriations hearing with Betsy DeVos. She appears open to ending the release of the names of colleges seeking Title IX religious exemptions. More...
Lawmakers Want Estimate of Layoffs From Trump Budget
By Andrew Kreighbaum. A group of Democratic lawmakers asked the leaders of seven federal science agencies Friday to estimate the potential work force layoffs that would be caused by the passage of the proposed White House 2018 budget. More...