The Education Secretary has submitted her resignation after the Pro-Trump riot at the U.S. Capitol. On Thursday evening, DeVos blamed Trump for inflaming tensions that fueled the “unconscionable” violent invasion of the U.S. Capitol. DeVos is the second member of Trump’s cabinet to quit due to the riot on Wednesday. …
Read More »Student Loan Payment Pause Extended To January 31
Anyone with student loans will get another month of relief after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos extended the pause on student loan payments through January 31. According to CNN, borrowers haven’t had to make payments since March, but this was set to expire on December 31. DeVos also extended the pause …
Read More »Rep. Ayanna Pressley Slams Betsy DeVos Over Reopening Schools: ‘I Wouldn’t Trust You To Care For A House Plant’
Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) took a shot at Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Twitter on Sunday after DeVos once again affirmed her belief that kids should return to school in the fall. Pressley’s tweet came in response to DeVos’s remarks in an interview on CNN’s “State of The Union” on …
Read More »Betsy Devos Held in Contempt For Collecting on Students Loans For A Now Defunct For-Profit College After She Was Ordered To Stop
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education were held in civil contempt by a federal judge on Thursday and ordered to pay damages to student borrowers who took out loans to attend a now-defunct for-profit college. The Education Department was also given a $100,000 fine. According to Politico, …
Read More »Betsy DeVos Proposes New Campus Sex Misconduct Rules That Expand Rights For The Accused
Betsy DeVos has proposed new protections for students who are accused of sexual assault, and victims’ advocates are turning their heads. Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos, announced her proposal for the way colleges and universities deal with sexual assault cases. The proposal would add protections for students accused of assault and …
Read More »18 States and D.C. Sue Betsy DeVos Over Student Loan Relief
On Thursday, Democratic attorney generals from 18 states, D.C., and two student loan borrowers filed a lawsuit against Betsy DeVos and the Department of Education over student loan protections. Last month, the Department blocked rules the Obama Administration set in place just one month before the presidential election. The rules …
Read More »Baller Alert’s 7 Hot Mess Moments From Betsy DeVos’ Confirmation Hearing
Whether you follow politics or not, one thing is for certain, Tuesday’s confirmation hearing for Trump’s Education Security nominee, Betsy DeVos, was one for the books — and not in a good way. Live for the entire world to see, billionaire DeVos was ripped to shreds about her views on …
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