Today on TAP: Brown ran the student loan program under Betsy DeVos
Education Department
Posted inDay One Agenda
Reanimated Corpse of Antonin Scalia Tries to Stop Student Debt Cancellation
Almost every citation in an Education Department analysis on why debt cancellation would be illegal comes from the late conservative jurist.
Posted inCabinet Watch
How Education Secretary Nominee Miguel Cardona Works With Teachers
In Connecticut, Cardona’s school district engaged in an innovative labor-management partnership to improve outcomes.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden Can Give Us Free College Without Congress. But Will He?
A new report explains how President Biden can use existing executive authority to make free college a reality.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Now Chuck Schumer Wants to Cancel Student Debt
Once considered a fringe theory, Senate leadership has adopted an aggressive posture on executive authority.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: Student Debt Cancellation Now an Anti-Austerity Measure
Plus, Moderna has great news on its vaccine. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for November 16, 2020.
Posted inCoronavirus
Unsanitized: States and Consumer Advocates Battling for Student Borrowers
The Feds may let down student borrowers during the pandemic, but a recent federal court case demonstrates that Americans can fight back. This is The COVID-19 Daily Report for May 31, 2020.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Warren Commits to Using Executive Authority to Cancel Student Debt
Using the power granted under the Higher Education Act, Warren vows to cancel student debt on day one.
Posted inEducation in America
Betsy DeVos Is More Out of Touch on Student Debt Than You Even Thought
The Department of Education moves to limit state consumer protections against student loan servicers and for-profit colleges
Posted inEducation in America
At CPAC, Florida Massacre Hangs Over Betsy DeVos
The secretary of education offers prayers and thoughts on her signature issues, but little on the current pressing issues for students and educators: guns and school safety.
