Department of Education
Ohio Department of Education Says It Won't Do Anything About Neo-Nazi Homeschoolers
In an email to VICE News, the Ohio Department of Education appears to have concluded their investigation into the neo-Nazi homeschool network and determined the group did nothing wrong in light of the state’s homeschool policies.
Are My Student Loans Being Forgiven, Or What?
The Biden administration will no longer forgive student loans for hundreds of thousands of borrowers. Here's how to know if you're affected.
Deadly Restraints Are Being Used on Children at Youth Homes and Schools
The U.S. government doesn't track how many children are injured or killed in restraints. So we tried to.
Teachers Are Panicking About Schools Reopening in the Fall
Many states are barrelling ahead to open classrooms without clear safety precautions in place. "First, they expect us to take a bullet for kids when there’s an active shooter, and now this," one educator told VICE.
One of Betsy DeVos' Top People Is Quitting and Wants to Cancel a Bunch of Student Loan Debt
"The time has come for us to end and stop the insanity," he said.
Betsy DeVos is canceling 15,000 students' debt after trying to avoid it for a year
In total, they have $150 million in student loan debt.
I Was Raped at College. Here's How DeVos's New Rules Harm Survivors Like Me
On Friday, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos released her proposed changes to campus sexual misconduct rules, which will make it harder for students to receive an education and contend with trauma.
Betsy DeVos' squad of 24/7 armed guards could cost taxpayers almost $20 million, report says
DeVos was granted a 24/7 security detail by former Attorney General Jeff Sessions days after she was confirmed to President Donald Trump’s Cabinet in February 2017.
As Campus Sexual Assault Survivors, We Call on DeVos to Do Better
Two law students who survived campus sexual assault explain how Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education are poised to undermine Title IX.
Betsy DeVos' Proposed Title IX Policies Harm Sexual Assault Survivors, Advocates Say
The Department of Education has outlined new guidelines that would protect the rights of the accused and leave the handling of sexual assault cases largely up to universities' discretion.
Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal money to buy guns, report says
But it's not clear exactly how the Department of Education would make that happen.
Here's the White House's plan to merge Departments of Education and Labor
It's part of a sweeping plan to shrink the size of the federal government.