Education

In Hit to Devos and For-Profit Colleges, Court Ruling Delivers 'Major Victory' for Defrauded Students

'Crushing Defeat' for DeVos as Federal Judge Rules She Illegally Delayed Relief for Students Defrauded by For-Profit Colleges

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"This is a major victory for student borrowers and for anyone who cares about having a government that operates under the rule of law, instead of as a pawn of the for-profit college industry."

Amid 'Epidemic' of Campus Sexual Assault, Women's Groups Decry Rollback of Protections by 'See No Evil Betsy Devos'

Common Dreams staff

According to the New York Times, the rules narrow the definition of sexual harassment, require survivors to go through more extensive processes to file complaints, and only hold schools responsible for addressing sexual misconduct of their students when it occurs on their campuses. (Photo: Christine Baker/The Patriot-News)

"These new rules further protect abusers in a system that is already rigged in...

DeVos Condemned for Considering 'Unprecedented' and 'Sickening' Plan to Spend Public Funds on Guns for Teachers

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

"America's teachers are already forced to spend their own meager salaries on...

'Disaster Capitalism Strikes Again!': Puerto Rico's High Court Gives Green Light to Charter Schools, Vouchers

In Latest 'Shameful Abdication' of Duty to Students, DeVos Moves to 'Unshackle' For-Profit Colleges Peddling Useless Degrees

Debunking Pundits and Corporate Democrats, New Poll Finds 'Unabashedly Left' Agenda Extremely Popular

'Revolting': Betsy DeVos Unveils Proposal to Make It Harder for Students Defrauded by Predatory Schools to Get Loan Relief

Watch: Right-Wing Reporter Describes How 'Uncomfortable' She Felt as Ocasio-Cortez Rallied for...Free Healthcare and Education

How Billionaires Are Backing Charter School Push: AP

Declaring "We Are All Militant Again," Sanders and Teachers Rally Against Trump's "Hateful, Corporatist" Agenda

'To Make It Easier to Screw the Poor,' Trump Wants to Massively Reorganize Federal Government

Betsy DeVos Stirs Fresh Outrage: Says School Safety Panel Won't Study Role of Guns

As Advocates See Hundreds of Civil Rights Cases Dismissed by Trump's Education Dept, National Groups Take on DeVos

As Teacher Revolt Sweeps Nation, Democrats Propose Clawing Back Tax Cut for 1% to Fund $50 Billion Boost to Schools

'Largest Act of Organized Teacher Political Action in State History' as North Carolina Joins National Wave

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Where $300 Million Of Our Money Went Wednesday - Hint: Not Education - Which Was Still Way Cheaper Than Tuesday

In the name of a sometimes questionable transparency - if you don't like something but can't do much about it, does it help to know about it? - the Defense Department publishes daily reports on the contracts they've awarded. On Jan. 14, it authorized spending over $800 million on military equipment and services. That was down to just under $300 million the next day, when the House passed a massive budget bill that includes $572 billion for defense - down from what was requested, but still...