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Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections for LGBTQ+ students

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster

Associated Press / June 23, 2022

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US to erase student debt for those with severe disabilities

The Biden administration announced Thursday it will automatically erase student loan debt for more than 300,000 Americans with severe disabilities

Associated Press / August 21, 2021

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As DeVos exits DOE, leaders focus on damage control amid pandemic

Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has resigned, becoming the second Trump cabinet official to step down following President Donald Trump‘s

April Ryan / January 8, 2021

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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet secretary to resign a day after a pro-Trump insurrection at the

Associated Press / January 7, 2021

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Biden poised to pick Miguel Cardona as nation’s next Latino education secretary

President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Connecticut Commissioner of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona to serve as America’s next secretary of

Biba Adams / December 23, 2020

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Education department extends suspension of student loan payments through 2020

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on Friday executed President Donald Trump‘s memorandum that gave borrowers of federally held student

Renee G / August 22, 2020

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Betsy DeVos thinking of using federal money to arm teachers

  Despite opposition from educators, law enforcement, and elected officials from both parties, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos – who has never

Jay Scott Smith / August 23, 2018