The Department of Education is poised to replace Obama-era regulations on for-profit colleges and universities with more broad-based transparency measures. On August 10, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos revealed her plan … Continue reading “Can More Information Help Students Avoid College Debt?”
Once again, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has kicked the hornet’s nest, this time by changing the rules for deciding if a student will be relieved of his or her obligation … Continue reading “The Furor Over Student Loan Forgiveness”
The federal government has no constitutional authority to spend money on higher education, to give or lend students money for it, to direct how colleges will function, or anything else. … Continue reading “The One Instance Where the Feds Should Spend More on Higher Education”
The turnabout in federal policy towards higher education has been dramatic. Back on September 7, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that her department was rescinding the 2011 “Dear Colleague” … Continue reading “The Campus Free Speech Problem Worsens and Washington Finally Acts”
It is very rare for a federal agency to admit having made a mistake and rarer still for the secretary of a cabinet department to announce a U-turn in policy … Continue reading “Secretary DeVos Begins to Rectify the Title IX Mistake”
Four years ago, brothers at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity at UNC Wilmington (UNCW) brought campus due process—or lack thereof—into the sunlight. The young men had been accused of hazing … Continue reading “Due Process: Restoring a Fundamental Right on Campus”
When U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos gave the commencement address at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) on May 10, the all-too-familiar tactics of students protesting speakers with whom they disagree sparked a … Continue reading “The Real Story Behind the Bethune-Cookman University Commencement Protest”
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has signaled that she might be a force for good when it comes to scaling back Obama-era Title IX expansion. This would be a … Continue reading “Secretary DeVos Could End Title IX Overreach on Campus”
Nowhere is the adage “personnel is policy” truer than in the federal education bureaucracy. With nothing more than a few Dear Colleague letters meant to provide “guidance” to nearly all … Continue reading “Sweeping Change at the Office for Civil Rights Is Imperative”
Congratulations, Secretary DeVos, on your recent appointment to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Now the real work begins. Your position requires you to prioritize competing educational ideas to promote … Continue reading “Dear Secretary DeVos, Please Prioritize Financial Literacy”