Department of Education

National Education Policy Could Look Pretty Different Soon

American schools are about to turn over a new leaf.
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Elizabeth Warren Pans Education Dept. For Drawn-Out Debt Relief Process

The Obama administration is under fire after canceling student loans for just 1 percent of thousands of eligible borrowers.
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The Obama Administration Wants To Bypass Student Loan Servicers

Borrowers will be able to sidestep reviled loan contractors such as Navient Corporation.
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Senate Democrats Slam Obama Education Chief's 'Absurd' Logic

Sen. Elizabeth Warren and others are "profoundly dissatisfied" with the Obama administration's settlement with a for-profit college chain accused of cheating students and taxpayers.
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Federal Student Aid Office Calls Failure A Success -- And Hands Out Big Bonuses

House Republicans blasted the "performance-based" office for lousy work.
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How The Obama Administration Is Making It Harder To Shed Student Debt

"This settlement provides zero justice for the people who have been harmed by EDMC."
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Massive Settlement Coming In For-Profit College Fraud Case

Education Management Corporation won't have to admit wrongdoing, which might prevent swindled students from discharging their federal loans.
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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 Profiting Off Troops Duped Into Making Unnecessary Loan Payments

Troops sent to combat zones were supposed to be exempt from interest on their student loans -- yet they've paid at least $100 million.
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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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