Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently proposed a measure which would make the process of loan application even more difficult for students. DeVos’ legislation, if passed, would replace a set of rules which were written by the Obama administration and were never implemented. DeVos’ proposal has garnered heavy criticism from student advocacy groups. Under thisRead More
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Lopez Obrador Wins Mexican Presidency In Historic Election
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, the left-wing populist candidate for the Mexican presidency, has just won his country’s election. According to a poll conducted by Televisa, Lopez Obrador had a 16 to 26 percent lead over his rival Ricardo Anaya. Lopez Obrador’s opponents conceded before the first poll results were released. Anaya stated that he recognizedRead More
Congress Creates School Safety Commission
Led by Betsy DeVos—Head Of the Department of Education—the new ‘Federal School Safety Commission’ will focus on “school safety and how we can ensure our students are safe at school.” When asked if the program would deal with gun violence, DeVos added “That is not part of the commission’s charge, per se.” DeVos has decidedRead More
DeVos Suspected of Hiding Plans to Overhaul Congress
On Tuesday, Betsy DeVos, the Education Secretary, will present herself before a House panel in defense of the budget of her agency. The measures include a drastic overhaul of the Education Department, which has led to much tension between the Congress and the Education Department. The Congress has perceived her proposed budget as “an illegalRead More
Dallas Schools Work Toward Further Integration
Dallas public schools were ordered by a federal judge to integrate in 1971. Today, schools are more segregated than they were then. In the 1960s, more than half of the students in the district were white. Today, 93 percent are Hispanic or black. Once integration began, white middle and upper class families began to moveRead More
Women’s Advocates Sue Department of Education Over Handling of Sexual Harassment Data
The National Women’s Law Center, a non-profit group that advocates for women’s rights, has sued the Department of Education in an attempt to gain access to Title IX data related to the agency’s oversight and rule enforcement in regards to sexual harassment in U.S. schools. The advocacy group filed a complaint Monday in a federalRead More
Betsy DeVos Makes Unexpected Administration Picks
Betsy DeVos, the education secretary under the Trump administration, has been under fire since her confirmation in January. She has been painted as an out-of-touch billionaire with no ability or desire to sympathize with poor, minority, immigrant, disabled, LGBT students. She recently announced the administration’s plan to cut several programs from the education system whichRead More
Texas “Bathroom Bill” Sets Standards for Transgender Bathroom Usage
A new transgender “bathroom bill” in Texas will prohibit students from choosing the bathroom they identify with, limiting their rights and freedom. Although it may only apply to public schools within the second-largest state, this bill is reminiscent of the one that caused a national uproar in North Carolina. Republican Rep. Chris Paddie claimed theRead More
Jordan Gets Sorely Needed Grants to Help Their Syrian Refugees
There are currently 1.4 million Syrian refugees in the kingdom of Jordan, a country which has been quite accommodating to those affected by the turmoil around them. They also currently have 2.1 million Palestine refugees fleeing the terrors of war, which have caused a damper on their economy. Thankfully, they should be receiving 100 millionRead More
Obama Helping Inmates Gain an Education
For over 22 years, financial aid to inmates in the United States has been banned, bringing into question the effectiveness of rehabilitation in the prison system. However, in his last year of presidency, President Barack Obama has instituted a pilot program that would see this ban nullified. Beginning in July of 2016, over 12,000 inmatesRead More
