Democratic Attorneys General from 18 States and Washington D.C. Sued Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday after she Delayed an Obama-era Rule meant to Protect Student Borrowers. The B… Read More
When President Trump came into Office Pledging to Cut Regulations “massively,” He made a point of Exempting Regulations that Protected Workers’ Health. But almost two years… Read More
President Trump’s Education Department is Helping some of the Nation’s Largest Student Loan Companies as they seek to Fend Off Allegations of Cheating and Misleading Borrowers. T… Read More
U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss sided with 19 Democratic State Attorney Generals and the District of Columbia, who argued in a Lawsuit against Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, th… Read More
"Trump’s EPA gives the oil and gas industry more leeway on climate-changing methane" PBS NewsHour 9/11/2018ExcerptSUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency issued new rules ma… Read More
A Federal Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Obama-era Student Loan Borrower Protections to take effect, handing a Defeat to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos after she fought for more than… Read More
The Path to the House Majority ran through Candidates who Campaigned on Economic-Populist Ideas. Check out the List below of House Winners who Support Medicare For All, a Medicare Option For… Read More
Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos, was Sued Tuesday for Allegedly Failing to Cancel Student Debt for People whose For-Profit Colleges have Shut Down.
Last month a Court Ruled that the Oba… Read More
Democrats vowed to use their Newfound Control of the House to fight Trump Administration Plans to Change how the Nation's Schools should handle Allegations of Sexual Harassment and Assault t… Read More
The Trump Administration said Thursday it will Cancel Thousands of Borrowers’ Federal Student Loans, carrying out an Obama-era Policy that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos had fought to… Read More
"Do the recommendations from the school safety commission go far enough?" PBS NewsHour 12/18/2018aka "Turning Our Schools into Fortresses" but no gun control. #NeverAgain #StandA… Read More
The Department of Education and the Department of Justice Officially Rescinded a piece of Obama-era Guidance Designed to Protect Students from Racist School Discipline on Friday.
The Repeal… Read More
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Thousands of protesters are flooding Cairo’s Tahrir Square to demonstrate against the Muslim Brotherhood and President M… Read More
The Education Department has opened Investigations into Eight Universities tied to the sweeping College Admissions and Bribery Scandal unveiled by Federal Prosecutors. Department Investigato… Read More
With all of the news lately about the Trump administration in the person of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos looming to defund Special Olympics I thought I’d share a personal story abou… Read More
At least 14 Democratic House Committees have been Investigating various aspects of President Trump's Businesses, Campaign, and his Presidency since the beginning of this years. In all, those… Read More
End Citizens United, which claimed significant success in the Midterm Elections by Campaigning against Republican Lawmakers who back the Money-in-Politics Status Quo, has put another Five Se… Read More
Trump Orders Student Loan Forgiveness for Disabled Veterans. The Directive came after 51 Attorneys General criticized the Federal Education Department for Cumbersome Eligibility Rules for Di… Read More
One of the Nation's Largest Teachers' Unions, American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Sued the U.S. Education Department and the, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, on July 11th, 2019, over a F… Read More
A Federal Judge on Monday sharply Criticized the Education Department and Secretary Betsy DeVos for Violating her Order to Stop Collecting the Student Loans of Tens of Thousands of Borrowers… Read More
A Federal Judge on Thursday held Education Secretary Betsy DeVos in Contempt of Court and Imposed a $100,000 Fine for Violating an Order to Stop Collecting on the Student Loans owed by Stude… Read More
Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, after Not showing Up for a Congressional Hearing, has been under Pressure from Lawmakers and the Courts over her Handling of Student-Loan Relief Programs… Read More
The Trump Administration Suspended the Process of Forgiving Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Student Loans Owed by Veterans with Severe Disabilities, despite a Pledge by President Trump in… Read More
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is pushing ahead on her Plans to Cancel only a Portion of Loans taken out by Defrauded College Students, even amid Legal Setbacks and as House Democrats prepa… Read More
Iowa's Democratic Party Plans to use a New Internet-connected Smartphone App to help Calculate and Transmit Results during the State's Caucuses next month.
Party Leaders say they decided to… Read More
Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, this week Proposed handing over the Federal Government’s $1.5 Trillion Student Loan Portfolio to a “stand-alone government corporation,” a… Read More
Jeremiah Johnson to Release Sophomore Effort, Heaven’s To Betsy out Feb 14th via Ruf Records Jeremiah Johnson, acclaimed St. Louis blues rocker, is readying the release of his sophomor… Read More
By Mike O'Cull St. Louis blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Jeremiah Johnson delivers an amazing and highly entertaining new album called Heavens To Betsy to his ever-expanding fanbas… Read More
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Interior design trends are always changing and evolving. New fashions emerge, then subside. One of the most curious aspects of this flow of trends, though… Read More
For Two Decades, Rural and Low-Income Schools have relied on Educational Aid to the most Geographically Isolated and Poor Districts, basing Poverty Percentage on how many Students Qualify fo… Read More
Senate Democrats are expected to Force a Vote in the coming days to Overturn a Trump Administration Student Loan Forgiveness Policy that they argue Eliminates Essential Protections for Defra… Read More
There are dozens of podcasts out there claiming to be the best podcasts for moms, and to be honest, each has their great qualities. But to be a funny mom podcast takes a special touch &ndash… Read More
U.S. Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, was Sued Thursday, April 30th, for allegedly continuing to Collect on Defaulted Borrowers' Student Loans, more than a month after she said it would Sto… Read More
Editor-in-Chief
It is with great sadness that NASW announces the passing of former CEO Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark, PhD, MPH, ACSW. On behalf of NASW’s Board of Directors, staf… Read More
Trump officials have been caught in yet another huge lie, this time about DACA recipients
In April 2019, Housing and Urban Development Sec., Ben Carson, went in front of Legislators to try… Read More
[Clifford]: Welcome to our closing session
for the Fall 2018 Member Meeting. I hope that you've had a good meeting here. Certainly the sessions I've been able to look
in on seem to have g… Read More
A Federal Judge, in Washington State, Temporarily Blocked Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, from Enforcing a Controversial Rule that Directs States to give Private Schools a Bigger Share of… Read More
A Federal Judge, on Friday Sept. 4th, Ruled that Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos’ Effort, to Boost the Amount of Emergency Pandemic Relief that Flows to Private School Students is Ill… Read More
Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, quietly Dropped a Controversial Rule directing States to give Private Schools a Larger Share of Coronavirus Relief Funds than Specified by Congress.
The mo… Read More
The Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) has started Investigating Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, for potentially Violating the Hatch Act, after she Slammed Joe Biden in a Fox News Intervi… Read More
Legislative Updates
Connecticut: The Legislature has approved and the governor has signed a bill that will give registrars the option to open the outer envelopes of absentee ballots as soon… Read More
A Federal Judge Scrapped a Settlement, Tuesday Oct. 20th, over the Trump Administration’s Slow Processing of Loan Forgiveness for Borrowers who have Accused their Colleges of Fraud, ru… Read More
The White House has Removed the Head of the Program that Produces the Federal Government's most Definitive Scientific Report on Climate Change.
Michael Kuperberg had worked as Executive Di… Read More
The Trump Administration, on Friday, Suspended All Federal Student Loan Payments through the End of January 2021 and kept Interest Rates at 0%, extending a Moratorium that started Early in t… Read More
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) says the Victory of Democrats in the Georgia Runoff Elections will mean Washington will be a Friend to New York, specifically as it pertains to the State B… Read More
The Trump Administration, on Wednesday, sought to Throw-Up a Bureaucratic Roadblock to Progressives’ push for the Incoming Biden Administration to Reduce or Cancel Large swaths of Outs… Read More
Progressives are ramping up Pressure on the Biden Administration to Replace the Federal Official who oversees the Nation’s $1.5 Trillion Student Loan Portfolio, calling for New Leaders… Read More
Trump’s Ambassador to Denmark, Carla Sands, Violated Federal Hatch Act a number of times and Biden must decide what to do about it.
The Sands Violations are:
- When she urged Ameri… Read More
Borrowers who were Scammed by their Schools but who only received Partial Relief under trump's Department of Education (DOE) will have their Loans fully Discharged, a move that will result i… Read More
A Virgina Bill Allowing the Public Access to Limited Criminal Investigation Records will go into effect in July 1st, 2021, along with a Handful of other Bills related to Government Transpare… Read More
White House Officials have Transferred Trump-Appointed Scientist, Betsy Weatherhead, from her Position Overseeing the U.S. Government's Report on the Effects of Climate Change, a Senior Admi… Read More
A Federal Judge, on Wednesday, said that former Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, must Testify in a Class-Action Lawsuit over her Handling of Student Loan Forgiveness Claims, ruling that &ld… Read More
The Biden Administration Announced, Friday, it is Reversing a Trump-Era Policy and will Broaden the Ability for State and Federal Regulators to Investigate Large Student Loan Companies.
Ri… Read More
Reagan National University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is No Longer an Accredited University. The only Reason the School had Received Accreditation, in the first place, was because, under… Read More
The Biden Administration has Revoked a Trump-era Rule that Consumer Advocates argued Allowed the Education Department to Subvert State Law Enforcement Probes of Student Loan Servicers, one o… Read More
Former Trump's Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, has been ordered to sit for a three-hour deposition for lawyers handling a class-action lawsuit.
The lawsuit, brought on behalf of around 1… Read More
Open Primaries first quarter: had critically important New Developments, in both long-running and emerging Campaigns, successfully Defeating Closed Primary efforts in multiple States, and a… Read More
How To Treat Your American Flag WithRespectAre you looking to emphasize your patriotism? You should start by learning how torespect your flag properly. Read on here to find out how.If… Read More
Kaitlyn Dever is an American actress who first rose to fame after playing the role of Gwen Thompson in the 2009 film “An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong.” Her outstanding pe… Read More