Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsExperts: So Far, DeVos’ Steps Headed BackwardAs the administration of President Donald J. Trump reaches the six-month mark, some critical observers say some troubling higher ed scenarios have all become closer to reality under the leadership of Trump’s education secretary, Betsy DeVos.July 17, 2017StudentsCollege Access Group Sees Surge in FAFSA ApplicationsThe percentage of high school seniors who by June 30 had filed the Free Application for Federal Student Aid — better known as the FAFSA — reached a new high level this year after several years of decline, according to new data compiled by the National College Access Network.July 12, 2017StudentsEducation Department Derided, Praised for Student Loan Protection ‘Pause’The U.S. Department of Education drew both scorn and praise Monday at a public hearing on its plans to revamp two Obama-era rules meant to protect students from shady schools that leave them saddled with debt and no viable way to pay it off.July 10, 2017StudentsReport: International Student Yield for U.S. Colleges Holds SteadyDespite fears that international students might stay away from the U.S. because of President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, which has been partially permitted pending Supreme Court review, that doesn’t appear to be happening this fall, a new survey has found.July 6, 2017HomeLawsuits Rain on DeVos Over Delayed Student Loan ProtectionsTwo advocacy groups and 19 state attorneys general slammed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with separate lawsuits that seek to force DeVos to scrap plans to delay enforcement of an Obama era rule meant to protect student loan borrowers from predatory colleges.July 6, 2017StudentsExperts: Data Science and Analytics Skills Essential for Minority StudentsBy 2021, job candidates who possess skills in data science and analytics — or DSA — will be more than twice as likely to be hired as those who don’t.June 29, 2017StudentsEducation Champion Out to Conquer DisparityAfter the bitter presidential election of 2016, then-U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. says he found himself in search of a position where he could help young students who face difficult circumstances. King found such a place at the Education Trust.June 28, 2017StudentsAdvocate Seeks Greater Student Voice in GovernanceRini Sampath, policy director at the National Campus Leadership Council, said that students should have a stronger voice in decisions that affect the colleges and universities they attend.June 27, 2017StudentsIncoming Federal Student Aid Boss ‘Could Be Great, Could Be Terrible’The private student loan company executive selected to head the Federal Student Aid agency (FSA) is affiliated with a company that a federal judge recently described as “very aggressive” about fighting efforts to discharge student loans, court records obtained by Diverse show.June 21, 2017StudentsChicago Mayor: K-12 Education Model OutdatedArguing that the K-12 education model of the 20th century is outdated, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Tuesday he believes it’s time to expand the public school system into a pre-kindergarten to college model.June 20, 2017Previous PagePage 9 of 81Next Page
