Department of Education Archives

Education secretary slams 2020 candidates’ higher ed plans

October 19, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — College affordability plans by Democratic presidential candidates are "crazy" and too costly, President Donald Trump's education chief says. Democrats are responding to what's seen as a crisis in college affordability, offering proposals that range from tuition-free college to debt for...

Tags: Betsy Davos, Department of Education, student loans

Students speak out against proposed Title IX reforms

Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor

January 22, 2019

DePaul students voiced their discontent against proposed Title IX changes made by the Department of Education by holding a letter-writing campaign in Arts & Letters on Friday, Jan. 18. On Nov. 16, 2018, the DOE proposed controversial changes to Title IX, particularly as it relates to reporting sexual assa...

Tags: Alex Valdivia, Department of Education, Title IX