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Department of EducationDear Betsy DeVos – A call for Education ReformJon Cassie questions Betsy DeVos' track record on education reformJonathan Cassie · Jan 12, 2017 · 5 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentMichael Toth: A letter to Betsy DeVosMichael Toth is calling for updated state and federal education policies during the Trump transition and Betsy DeVos appointment.Michael D. Toth · Jan 10, 2017 · 2 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentSEAs Shift from Implementers to Designers under ESSAESSA state plans set how states handle standards, testing and school ratings; here is what they contain and what 2026 waivers change.Paula Love · Jan 3, 2017 · 11 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentInformED Report 10/26/16Oct. 26, 2016: a House hearing on the Title I spending rule, the push to take police out of schools, and the ACICS decision.EdCircuit Staff · Oct 26, 2016 · 6 min read
Department of EducationITT Tech Closes Doors For GoodedCircuit: Just one week after the U.S. Department of Education banned ITT Technical Institute from admitting and enrolling new students; the for-profit giant officially announced that all school campuses would be shut down permanently. With 130 U.S. locations, the impact will be huge on their 45,000+ students. Closed school loan discharges are expected to reach nearly $500 million - only a fifth of which will be covered by ITT’s collateral. The remaining four-fifths will be the responsibility of the taxpayers.EdCircuit Staff · Sep 28, 2016 · 5 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentNYT: House Restores Local Education Control in Revising No Child Left BehindBy Enmarie Huetteman and Motoko RichEnmarie Huetteman · Dec 3, 2015 · 1 min read
Education Policy and GovernmentFor-Profit College System Expected to Pay MillionsThe nation’s second-largest for-profit college operator, Education Management Corporation, is expected to agree to pay nearly $90 million to settle a case accusing it of compensating employees based on how many students they enrolled, encouraging hyperaggressive boiler room tactics to increase revenue.EdCircuit Staff · Nov 16, 2015 · 1 min read
Department of EducationArne Duncan to Launch Crackdown on College AccreditingEducation secretary takes aim at low graduation rates while student debt is rising fastEducation Secretary Arne Duncan is preparing to unveil a package of proposals aimed at forcing colleges that receive federal money to improve graduation rates and to provide students with job skills. The proposals will be aimed at accreditors, the not-for-profit agencies that must give their seal of approval so schools can take part in the federal student-loan system. The overhaul effort comes as student debt has climbed to $1.2 trillion, but graduation rates remain not much better than a “coin toss,” Mr. Duncan has said.EdCircuit Staff · Oct 21, 2015 · 1 min read
Department of EducationDOE: Welcome to Connected Educator Month!Richard Culatta, Director of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, welcomes educators to Connected Educator Month and its goals.Richard Culatta · Oct 6, 2015 · 1 min read