/tags/department-of-education department of education en-US Copyright Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-11/broken-promises-teachers-sue-u-s-over-student-loans-that-werent-forgiven One of the biggest U.S. teachers unions is suing the Department of Education, alleging a loan forgiveness program for millions of public service workers violates federal law and the Constitution. Thu, 11 Jul 2019 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2019-07-11/broken-promises-teachers-sue-u-s-over-student-loans-that-werent-forgiven Chris Arnold /news-partners/2018-12-14/defeated-in-court-education-dept-to-cancel-150-million-of-student-loan-debt The money goes back to borrowers whose colleges shut down, in many cases because of fraud and mismanagement. Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:21:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-12-14/defeated-in-court-education-dept-to-cancel-150-million-of-student-loan-debt Anya Kamenetz /news/2018-10-23/ohio-lawmakers-push-for-school-funding-for-air-conditioning Ohio would have to study which of its schools have air conditioning, safety measures and certain other building features under a state lawmaker's proposal… Tue, 23 Oct 2018 15:20:31 GMT /news/2018-10-23/ohio-lawmakers-push-for-school-funding-for-air-conditioning Kantele Franko /news/2018-10-11/ohio-state-receives-federal-grant-to-support-student-parents The Ohio State University received a federal grant to support single parents pursuing higher education.The university already has a program called ACCESS… Thu, 11 Oct 2018 20:07:55 GMT /news/2018-10-11/ohio-state-receives-federal-grant-to-support-student-parents Adora Namigadde /news/2018-08-02/national-groups-request-title-ix-investigation-into-ohio-state-abuse-response Advocacy groups are calling on the U.S. Department of Education to open a civil rights investigation into how The Ohio State University responded to… Thu, 02 Aug 2018 14:50:25 GMT /news/2018-08-02/national-groups-request-title-ix-investigation-into-ohio-state-abuse-response Gabe Rosenberg /news-partners/2018-07-20/trump-administration-defends-campus-sexual-assault-rules Government lawyers were in federal court Thursday for a hearing in a lawsuit over guidelines that would allow schools to demand a higher standard of evidence, making it tougher to prove an assault. Fri, 20 Jul 2018 09:11:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-07-20/trump-administration-defends-campus-sexual-assault-rules Tovia Smith /news-partners/2018-07-02/senators-to-devos-on-teach-grant-debacle-urgent-that-these-mistakes-are-fixed Documents obtained by NPR show that nearly 11,000 TEACH recipients may have lost their grants because of mistakes by the loan servicer, but only a small fraction of the problems were ever fixed. Mon, 02 Jul 2018 15:38:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-07-02/senators-to-devos-on-teach-grant-debacle-urgent-that-these-mistakes-are-fixed Cory Turner, Chris Arnold /news-partners/2018-06-21/white-house-proposes-merging-education-and-labor-departments The pitch goes all-in on workforce development and imagines a mobile-first platform for student borrowers. It's part of a proposal to restructure federal government. Congress would have to approve. Thu, 21 Jun 2018 19:51:17 GMT /news-partners/2018-06-21/white-house-proposes-merging-education-and-labor-departments Clare Lombardo, Alexis Arnold /news-partners/2018-06-06/federal-school-safety-commission-holds-first-public-session-devos-wasnt-there The Federal Commission on School Safety held its first public listening session Wednesday. Secretary DeVos, the chair, as well as the three other cabinet secretaries on the commission, did not attend. Wed, 06 Jun 2018 22:24:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-06-06/federal-school-safety-commission-holds-first-public-session-devos-wasnt-there Brakkton Booker /news-partners/2018-05-22/education-department-launches-top-to-bottom-review-of-teachers-grant-program Public school teachers across the country say they've been improperly hit with thousands of dollars in debt when paperwork errors turned their grants into loans that they're now supposed to pay back. Tue, 22 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-05-22/education-department-launches-top-to-bottom-review-of-teachers-grant-program Chris Arnold, Cory Turner