Department of Education
26 Million, In 50 States, Eligible For Student Debt Relief
Photo: YouTube Today, the Biden-Harris Administration released new data showing the number of people in each state who applied for student debt relief or ...
Congress: Students Must Be Protected From Abusive College Recruiting
Photo: YouTube WASHINGTON – On Friday, House and Senate education leaders wrote a letter urging the Department of Education to increase its oversight of online program managers (OPMs)—third-party ...
House Education Secretary Calls For Accountability in For-Profit School Closures
Photo: YouTube WASHINGTON –Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott sent a letter urging the Department of Education to hold the executives of failed ...
Schools Chancellor Caranza’s Departure: Mayor de Blasio Had Hindered Desegregation Solutions
New Chancellor Meisha Porter. Screenshot: ABC News. By Jumaane D. Williams. I want to thank New York City Schools Chancellor Richard A. Carranza for his ...
NYC Council to Vote on Public Advocate’s Remote Learning Legislation
Photos: YouTube\Twitter As the majority of students continue to receive an all-remote education amid a rise in COVID-19 cases, the New York City Council ...
Report: over five million Student Loan servicing errors hinder loan forgiveness
[Student Loan] Weingarten: “Rather than alleviating the debt burden of students committed to public service, ACS ran roughshod over them, making careless errors and ...
Rep Scott: Devos’ Dept of Education tried to divert CARES funding
[CARES Act] Rep. Scott: “For more than four months, the Department of Education ignored the clear text of CARES Act in an attempt to ...
Rep. Scott Calls on DeVos to address systemic racism in education
[Department of Education] Rep. Scott: “Racist policies and practices are ingrained in our institutions both in name and in effect, including in preschools, elementary ...
Congressional Democrats Call for Census Deadline Extension
[2020 Census] Rep. Maloney: “This should not be a partisan issue. If Republican Senators want the people in their states to get the federal ...
COVID-19: UFT President Addresses School Ventilation Concerns
[United Federation of Teachers] Michael Mulgrew: “Keeping everyone safe is our top priority. Inspections by the DOE and the UFT identified these serious ventilation ...
