President Joe Biden said on Aug. 24 that his administration will spend hundreds of billions of dollars to pay off $10,000 in federal student loan debt for some borrowers, amid widespread concern that the move will worsen the inflation crisis. Individuals earning less than $125,000 a year or families earning less than $250,000 will be…
Biden to Cancel $10,000 of Student Loan Debt for Millions, Amid Inflation Concerns
August 24, 2022
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Biden Admin Approves Another $3.9 Billion Federal Student Loan Debt Discharge
August 16, 2022
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The U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday approved a group discharge of $3.9 billion in federal student loan debt for over 200,000 borrowers who claimed to be defrauded by a for-profit college chain. Any student who had taken a federal loan to attend the ITT Technical Institutes will automatically have their debt wiped out, regardless…
Republican Senators Question Biden Admin’s Title IX Revisions: ‘Unsafe and Unfair’ for Women, Girls
Six Republican senators are contesting Education Secretary Miguel Cardona on proposed changes to Title IX regulations, citing a “disturbing likelihood” that his department’s reinterpretation of those rules would force radical sex and gender ideologies upon K-12 schools across the nation. The Education Department in June announced an overhaul of Title IX, the federal law that…
Education Secretary Refuses to Say If School Should Hide Child’s Gender Transition From Parents
May 27, 2022
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As parents nationwide call for greater transparency in public schools, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona repeatedly dodged a question about whether parents should be informed if their child is undergoing a gender transition at school. During a virtual hearing on May 26, Cardona testified before the House Education Committee on his department’s budget request…
Biden Admin to Change Student Loan Programs, Cancel Debt for 40,000 Borrowers
New changes to two federal student loan programs will immediately wipe out debts for 40,000 borrowers and bring 3.6 million closer to relief, the Education Department said Tuesday. The changes will “fix long-standing failures” in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) and income-driven repayment (IDR) programs, department officials said. Once the changes are implemented, 40,000…
House Republicans Demand Answers From Education Secretary on ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter, School Closures
House Republican leaders are demanding that Education Secretary Miguel Cardona explain, among other things, his involvement in a letter that notoriously advocated for the use of the FBI to quell parents protesting at local school board meetings. “From the very beginning, the targeting of concerned parents has been nothing short of a witch hunt orchestrated…
Biden’s Education Secretary Allegedly Requested ‘Domestic Terrorism’ Letter From School Boards Group
January 11, 2022
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Newly surfaced emails suggest that the U.S. Department of Education might have played a more important role than previously thought in the creation of a highly controversial letter, which likened concerned parents to domestic terrorists. In a letter (pdf) sent to President Joe Biden on Sept. 29, 2021, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) characterized…
Children Should Be Back in Classrooms ‘Full-Time, Every Day’: Education Secretary
As public school officials across the country weigh options amid the recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Thursday said students should be in classrooms learning in-person every day when possible. Appearing on ABC’s “Good Morning America,” Cardona was asked what schools should do in response to the increasing…
Biden Says Democrats Unlikely to Fully Fund His Free Community College Plan
President Joe Biden said Friday that his plan for two-years-free community college education will probably not make it into the Democrats’ multi-trillion dollar social spending bill. Biden, pursuing his presidential campaign promise to make two years of community college tuition-free, called for a 10-year program that would cost $109 billion. The House Democrats, however, are…
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona Won’t Say Parents Are ‘Primary’ Stakeholders in Children’s Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona refused to say at a congressional hearing that parents are the “primary” stakeholders in their children’s education. Near the end of his Sept. 30 hearing before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Cardona was asked by Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) about what he thinks of parents…
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