[Coronavirus\Mayor de Blasio]
The Department of Education will completely disinfect the building, and it will be closed for an initial 24-hour period.
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Department of Education
NEW YORK MAYOR ANNOUNCES CORONAVIRUS SCHOOL CLOSINGS IN BRONX
UNCF PRAISES FY2020 FUNDING PACKAGE THAT WOULD BENEFIT HBCU’S AND LOW-INCOME COLLEGE STUDENTS
[Education\UNCF]
UNCF CEO Dr. Michael L. Lomax: “We have literally fought all year long for HBCUs and the kind of need-based funding beneficial for students from underserved backgrounds…I commend every single Member of the House and Senate who helped us secure the funding increases, and I call for both chambers to pass this bill without delay.”
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HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN SCOTT PRAISES “FUTURE ACT” LEGISLATION TO FUND MINORITY COLLEGES
[Education\Funding HBCU’s, TCU’s & MSI’s]
Virginia Rep. Bobby Scott: “Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Tribally Controlled Colleges or Universities, and other Minority-Serving Institutions play a significant role in expanding access to higher education for low-income students and students of color…these schools have historically been under-resourced compared to other institutions of higher education.”
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NY FED REPORT ON STUDENT DEBT REQUESTED BY SENATOR BOOKER DETAILS SIGNIFICANT RACIAL DISPARITIES
[Education News\Student Debt]
Seth Frotman, Executive Director of the Student Borrower Protection Center: “This is a devastating indictment of the toll student debt is having on communities of color across the nation. I commend Senator Booker for his tireless work to protect borrowers and for his recognition that the student debt crisis is a critical civil rights issue. It is outrageous that the CFPB, which is charged with protecting borrowers from discrimination, has rolled back its critical oversight work of the student loan industry.”
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CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS INTRODUCE PELL GRANT RESTORATION LEGISLATION FOR STUDENT VICTIMS OF PREDATORY FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES
[Education News]
Senator Elizabeth Warren: “Students who get cheated by a predatory, for-profit college should not lose their Pell Grant eligibility. I’m glad to reintroduce this bill with Representatives Hayes, Scanlon, and McBath because our government should not be punishing students for getting scammed.”
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NY ATTORNEY GENERAL JAMES BRINGS LAWSUIT AGAINST COMPANY FOR RUNNING STUDENT LOAN RELIEF SCAM
[Student Loan News]
NY Attorney General James: “Higher education is supposed to be a gateway to prosperity, not a trapdoor to financial ruin. Equitable scammed students by offering worthless services.”
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SECRETARY OF EDUCATION BETSY DEVOS SUED OVER NATIONAL STUDENT DEBT DEBACLE
[Education News]
AFT President Randi Weingarten: “Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a right, but Betsy DeVos has turned it into a crapshoot.”
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