Democrats call on DeVos to testify on student loan forgiveness
House Democrats are calling on Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to testify next month about the delay in canceling the debt of thousands of defrauded former for-profit college students.
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DeVos held in contempt for violating student loan collection court order
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education were held in civil contempt by a federal judge on Thursday and ordered to pay damages to student borrowers who took out loans to attend a now defunct for-profit college.
Betsy DeVos violates court order on loan debt collections
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos violated a court order to stop collecting on the debts of some former Corinthian College students and now a judge is weighing sanctions or finding her in contempt of court.
For-profit college students wait 958 days for loan relief
Morgan Marler had trouble finding a job when she graduated from ITT Tech with an associate's degree in information technology in 2016.
Biden pledges to pick a public school teacher for education secretary
Former Vice President Joe Biden pledged Friday that if elected president he will nominate a public school teacher for education secretary.
Elizabeth Warren pledges to pick a former public school teacher as secretary of education if elected
Sen. Elizabeth Warren announced Monday that if elected president, she would choose a former public school teacher to lead the Department of Education.
Department of Education reorganization set for January
The Department of Education has finalized a reorganization plan that has at times drawn the ire of Congress and agency officials, according to an internal email obtained by CNN and confirmed by an agency spokeswoman.
Betsy DeVos is failing an entire generation of students
Thirty-nine years ago this week, President Jimmy Carter stood in the East Room of the White House alongside more than 200 education officials, a gr
