Arne Duncan

Democrats Push Arne Duncan To Aid Defrauded For-Profit College Students

Pressure is mounting on the education secretary to relieve defrauded student loan borrowers of their debts.
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Arne Duncan's Plan To Fix College Accreditation

The Education Department pledges to do better at policing the "watchdogs that don't bite" after the failure of Corinthian Colleges Inc.
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Education Department Lets Student Loan Contractor Off The Hook

The department will fight distressed debtors over gym memberships, but has a much more relaxed approach to one of its biggest contractors.
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For-Profit College Chain Loses Federal Lawsuit As Education Department Faces Reckoning

A federal court's ruling could bolster debt-forgiveness claims by allegedly defrauded Corinthian students.
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American Children Have Depressing Reading And Math Scores, But There Are Some Bright Spots

"This isn’t a pattern that we saw coming."
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This Is How Much Time Students Actually Spend Taking Standardized Tests

Testing amounts to about 2.3 percent of classroom time for the average eighth-grader in public school.
By JENNIFER C. KERR AND JOSH LEDERMAN, AP

Latinos Face Incredible School Segregation, And No One Is Doing Anything About It

Separate and unequal.
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Why Leon Cooperman Is Betting On Troubled Student Loan Giant Navient Corp.

"The problem is the regulators, not the company," said Leon Cooperman, founder of the hedge fund Omega Advisors.
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Graduation Rate Gap Between Black And White Students Is Closing In Most States

"This is a vital step toward readiness for success in college and careers for every student in this country."
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Here Is What We Know About John King, The Next U.S. Secretary Of Education

For one thing, he's a big fan of the Common Core.
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