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Saturday Night Live truly stepped up its game for Bill Hader’s comeback, delivering what was arguably one of the best episodes of the season — if not the best. The fan favorite’s return to Studio 8H marked his second hosting stint since departing the sketch comedy series in 2013 — though he did return last summer to play […]
Four states have sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, claiming she and her department ripped off thousands of students who filed debt relief claims after the collapse of the massive for-profit education company Corinthian College. The complaint, filed by Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D-California) in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on […]
The ‘family offices’ set up by ultrawealthy families to manage investments and other affairs typically are secret. Disclosures filed by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos offer a rare peek inside her family’s operation, from complicated investment structures to the Christmas-card list. WSJ.com: What’s News US
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced Friday that she would rescind the Obama administration’s guidelines on campus sexual assault, part of an effort to strengthen protections for accused students. The department will replace the Obama-era directives with new standards that “emphasize the importance of fairness and impartiality,” a senior department official told reporters Friday, echoing a […]
Mark Makela/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden blasted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ plan to rescind sexual assault reporting procedures on college campus. “Sexual assault is the ultimate abuse of power, and its pernicious presence in our schools is unacceptable,” Biden wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday. “Policies that do not treat this epidemic with the utmost […]
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is vowing to replace an Obama-era rule regarding rape prosecutions on college campuses. Now, protesters and activists are calling her out before any replacement has been proposed. DeVos gave a speech to around 100 people at George Mason University in Virginia on Thursday, in which she criticized the 2011 Title IX […]
The National Advertising Division is recommending that Betsy DeVos’ brain-training company remove misleading claims from its website. Neurocore LLC advertises that it can help treat ADHD, anxiety, and depression without medication. Such neurofeedback training is gaining popularity worldwide, but the science is far from settled. An investigative unit overseen by the Better Business Bureau has […]
Thomson Reuters WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities. The department said it will convene special committees to rewrite Borrower Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment regulations. The rules were introduced last year as […]
Shouts and boos disrupted Education Secretary Betsy DeVos during her first official commencement speech, with one student escorted out of the ceremony by security. Many at the historically black Bethune-Cookman University simply turned their backs on her. DeVos and hundreds of graduates arriving at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, Florida, on Wednesday were met […]
Published time: 14 Mar, 2017 23:28 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has taken steps to eliminate the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) — a regulation that requires states to work with teachers and parents when creating performance goals for students. A new template for states creating their ESSA plans removes the requirement that parents, teachers, administrators, […]
