Molly Hensley-Clancy
Hard Lessons
Putting troubled kids in strict environments is big business for Camelot Education.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
You Can Now Be Fined For Falling Behind On Student Loans Even If You're Trying To Catch Up
People who fall behind on their student loans can now be charged thousands of dollars in late fees, even if they immediately attempt to catch up.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
The Trump Administration Is Delaying Enforcement Of For-Profit College Rules
For-profit schools had until Friday to tell their students if they were at risk of losing losing federal funding due to high student debt levels, but the deadline has been pushed back.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
A Surprising Number Of People Say They Have An Opinion About Betsy DeVos In This New Poll
Thirty-one percent of all voters — and 46% of Democrats — say they have an unfavorable opinion of the education secretary, who was not a national figure until very recently.
Molly Hensley-Clancy
HBCUs Aren’t Getting The Funding Push They Asked For In Trump’s New Executive Order
A coalition of HBCU presidents and advocacy groups had asked Trump to write increased federal funding into the executive order, one of two key demands that black college leaders had made of the administration.
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Betsy DeVos Is Under Fire After Saying Historically Black Colleges Are "Pioneers" Of School Choice
Critics say HBCUs, founded because black students were barred from attending white colleges, should not be compared to today's charter schools.
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Betsy DeVos Defends Decision To Rescind Transgender Protections
The education secretary said the guidelines protecting transgender students under the Obama administration were an example of "overreach," despite reports that she opposed withdrawing them.
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Betsy DeVos Starts Her Time As Education Secretary Taking On Her Critics
"They want to make my life a living hell," she told one conservative columnist. "They also don’t know what stock I come from."
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How America's Student Loan Giant Dropped The Ball
Staff say they were pushed to get borrowers off the phone quickly — leaving many in the dark about options to make big cuts to their student loan payments.
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Protesters Blocked Betsy DeVos From Entering A Public School
The controversial education secretary was eventually able to get into the building, after she was confronted by protesters at a DC school on Friday.
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Betsy DeVos Is Confirmed As Education Secretary, Thanks To An Unprecedented Tie-Breaking Vote
The Senate voted 50-50 on Trump's controversial pick to head the Department of Education, forcing Vice President Mike Pence to cast a historic vote to break the tie.
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There’s Never Been Such A Difficult Confirmation For An Education Secretary
Most education secretaries are confirmed easily and with bipartisan support. But DeVos is a unique candidate and has risen to the top of Trump's endangered nominee list.
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Two Republicans Will Oppose Betsy DeVos, Endangering Her Nomination
Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski both said they cannot support the Trump's choice for education secretary. If another Republican opposes her, she will lose the confirmation vote.
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Two Key Republicans Say They Have Doubts Over DeVos's Nomination
Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins both said they had questions about Betsy DeVos's nomination for education secretary, but voted her out of committee anyway.
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Colleges Are Warning Thousands Of Muslim International Students Not To Travel
Students from the Muslim-majority countries target by President Trump's immigration ban are being told to speak to a lawyer before flying to visit their families.
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For A Glimpse At The Billionaire Class, Check Out Betsy DeVos's Finances
Disclosures from Donald Trump's proposed education secretary show what it looks like when two billionaire families unite in marriage.
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Betsy DeVos Supports Same-Sex Marriage, Spokesman Says
Trump's education secretary nominee has been previously accused of being hostile to LGBT rights because of donations made by her extended family.
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DeVos "Never Consented" To Be Listed On Board Of Controversial Foundation Says Family Rep
Betsy DeVos, Trump's nominee for education secretary, testified in a confirmation hearing that she had never been on the board of the Edgar and Elsa Prince Foundation despite 14 years of tax filings listing her as vice president.
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America's Largest Student Loan Company Misled Borrowers, Government Says
Navient, formerly known as Sallie Mae, oversees about $300 billion in student loans owed by 12 million borrowers.
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Trump's Education Secretary Nominee Struggles In Hearing
Betsy DeVos will likely still get confirmed, but she had difficulty answering several basic questions about education policy.
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