Posts Tagged with "Education Secretary"

A Rare Washington Compromise?

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  APRIL 18, 2013.  If Congress doesn’t act, the interest rate on federally subsidized Stafford student loans will double in just over 10 weeks, on July 1. At a hearing Wednesday, lawmakers from both parties and Education Secretary …Continue reading »

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2014 Education Budget: What’s the Bottom Line?

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

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As Education Secretary Arne Duncan often says, budgets aren’t just numbers in a ledger

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U.S. Department of Education Announces New Executive Director of White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans

Thursday, March 7, 2013

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U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced the appointment of David J. Johns as executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans.

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Pushing Back on ‘Granularity’

Friday, December 14, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – December 12, 2012 For more than a year, observers here have noted, and often complained, that the federal panel reviewing accrediting agencies (the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity) and the Education Department’s reports on …Continue reading »

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Federal Student Lending Swells

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

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Wall Street Journal - November 28, 2012 The federal lending program designed to make college education available to everyone is creating a pile of debt so large it is fanning worries that it has become too easy to borrow too much. …Continue reading »

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Who’s In Charge?

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – November 8, 2012 WASHINGTON — President Obama’s victory Tuesday night made a few things clear about the future of federal higher education policy, including that the Education Department will continue to play an active role in …Continue reading »

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Four More Years

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – November 7, 2012 President Obama, who won re-election Tuesday night, has already hinted how he might deal with higher education in a second term. The question now is how much of that agenda he will be …Continue reading »

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Four More Years

Thursday, November 8, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – November 7, 2012 President Obama, who won re-election Tuesday night, has already hinted how he might deal with higher education in a second term. The question now is how much of that agenda he will be …Continue reading »

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Education Secretary Urges Colleges to Adjust Application Deadlines for Students Impacted by Hurricane Sandy

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

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Today, Education Secretary Arne Duncan encouraged colleges, universities and scholarship programs across the country to consider extending their early November application deadlines to accommodate students who were impacted by Hurricane Sandy and who m...

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Education Secretary Outlines Progress and Challenges Ahead

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

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Education Secretary Arne Duncan told an audience at the National Press Club today that the country is more focused on improving education than ever before and saluted teachers, parents, students and community leaders for embracing real change in a chal...

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