DeVos to head ED
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed school choice advocate Betsy DeVos as education secretary by the narrowest of margins, with Vice President Mike Pence breaking a 50-50 tie in a historic vote. Two Republicans joined Democrats…
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DeVos moves closer to confirmation
Betsy DeVos moved closer toward confirmation as education secretary Friday after clearing a major hurdle in the Senate, even as Democrats and labor unions fervently sought another Republican vote against her. Tensions flew on the…
Neb. bill would bar companies from mining student data
Companies that gain access to students’ personal information in schools would be barred from using it for targeted ads under a bill presented this week to Nebraska lawmakers. State Sen. Adam Morfeld pitched the measure…
Immigration advocates win, lose in Va.
Virginia colleges won’t be forced to give federal authorities sensitive details about students who may be undocumented immigrants, after a legislative subcommittee killed a bill opposed by immigration advocates. However, another panel killed legislation that…
Education nomination advances to full Senate
A Senate committee has approved Republican donor and school choice advocate Betsy DeVos for education secretary, even as two GOP senators expressed some reservations. After a heated debate Tuesday morning, senators on the Health, Education,…
DeVos notes role of community colleges in tech ed
Education secretary pick Betsy DeVos said Tuesday that American parents must be able to send their children to high-quality schools, including charter, magnet and religious schools, if public schools are failing. Responding to fierce criticism…
Feds: More than 800 career programs are failing their grads
Hundreds of programs at for-profit colleges are at risk of losing federal funding unless their graduates start earning better wages, federal officials say. On Monday, the U.S. Education Department issued its first round of data…
Sen. Warren troubled by Trump pick for ed secretary
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she’s troubled by the record of Donald Trump’s choice for education secretary. In a letter sent to Betsy DeVos on Monday, the Massachusetts Democrat said DeVos’ advocacy for school choice,…
Fast-food executive picked to run DOL
President-elect Donald Trump plans to add another wealthy business person and elite donor to his Cabinet, saying he would nominate fast-food executive Andrew Puzder as labor secretary. Puzder heads CKE Restaurants Holdings, the parent company…
Foxx named as House ed committee chair
North Carolina Rep. Virginia Foxx has landed the top post on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Foxx announced Friday that she will be the committee’s chairwoman for the next session of Congress….