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DeVos Pick to Head Civil Rights Office Once Said She Faced Discrimination for Being White
April 14, 11:17 a.m.
Candice Jackson’s intellectual journey raises questions about how actively she will investigate allegations of unfair treatment of minorities and women.Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department
March 21, 10:44 a.m.
Under fire from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Taylor Hansen quit the department three days after ProPublica revealed his hiring.Updated Debt by Degrees
March 16, 7:59 a.m.
Use our interactive database to search federal data on almost 7,000 schools in the U.S. to see how well they support their poorest students financially. Now updated with data from the 2014-2015 academic year.For-Profit Colleges Gain Beachhead in Trump Administration
March 14, 8 a.m.
Taylor Hansen lobbied to weaken regulation of for-profit colleges. Since he joined the Education Department, it’s started doing just that.Big Pharma Quietly Enlists Leading Professors to Justify $1,000-Per-Day Drugs
Feb. 23, 9 a.m.
As it readies for battle with President Trump over drug prices, the pharmaceutical industry is deploying economists and health care experts from the nation’s top universities. In scholarly articles, blogs and conferences, they lend their prestige to the lobbying blitz, without always disclosing theiThe Breakthrough: Uncovering the FBI’s Secret Rules
Feb. 17, 12:40 p.m.
Podcast: Watchlists, informants and social media investigations. What exactly are FBI agents allowed to do?The Breakthrough: What American Journalists Can Learn From Reporting Under Putin
Feb. 3, 9 a.m.
Podcast: Russian journalist and editor Elizaveta Osetinskaya published hard-hitting stories about the Kremlin. And it cost her her job.DeVos’ Code Words for Creationism Offshoot Raise Concerns About ‘Junk Science’
Jan. 30, 12:21 p.m.
Betsy DeVos, President Trump’s pick as secretary of education, has funded groups that champion “intelligent design,” a sophisticated outgrowth of creationism. Science educators worry that she could use her bully pulpit to undermine the teaching of evolution in public schools.States Move to Intervene in Federal Case on For-profit College Watchdog
Jan. 25, 11:14 a.m.
Attorneys general file motion to intervene in education case, signaling a larger effort by states to protect Obama-era policies.The Breakthrough: Meet the Reporter Who Went Undercover in the Hermit Kingdom
Jan. 13, 9 a.m.
Podcast: Author Suki Kim taught English at a boarding school for North Korea’s young elites. Here’s how she pulled it off.New Jersey Will No Longer Collect Loans From Families of Dead Students
Dec. 6, 2016, 9 a.m.
After a ProPublica and New York Times investigation into New Jersey’s student loan program, Gov. Chris Christie stayed silent. On Monday, he signed a reform bill ending its most onerous practice.New Jersey Lawmakers Vote to Forgive Dead Students’ Loans
Oct. 21, 2016, 10:10 a.m.
A bill ending the state loan agency’s practice of seeking repayment from the families of deceased students now heads to Gov. Chris Christie.New Jersey’s Student Loan Agency Has Started Getting Good Reviews — By Giving Free Stuff
Oct. 7, 2016, 8:23 a.m.
The agency, which promotes loans with onerous terms, is giving out flash drives for online reviews.New Jersey Commission Calls for Reforming State Loan Agency
Sep. 29, 2016, 1:18 p.m.
New legislation also cleared a New Jersey senate committee to offer better protections for borrowers.Education Department Terminates Agency That Allowed Predatory For-profit Colleges to Thrive
Sep. 22, 2016, 7:24 p.m.
The federal government announced that it will strip the accrediting powers of ACICS.Hacking the American College Application Process
Aug. 29, 2016, 8 a.m.
Podcast: How a team of reporters uncovered a culture of cheating among East Asian college prep companiesUncovering a $1 Billion Deal to Detain Unauthorized Immigrants
Aug. 22, 2016, 8 a.m.
Podcast: Chico Harlan discusses his investigation into private immigrant detention centers.New Jersey Legislators Move to Reform Aggressive Student Loan Program
Aug. 18, 2016, 10:26 a.m.
The move is the latest action to rein in the agency, whose loans have left families financially ruined.New Jersey Senate Examines Controversial Student Loan Agency
Aug. 9, 2016, 10:45 a.m.
Executives from student loan agency are no-shows at oversight hearing.Lawmakers to Question Executive of New Jersey’s Controversial Student Loan Agency
Aug. 2, 2016, 10:46 a.m.
A ProPublica and New York Times investigation has prompted a state Senate hearing on aggressive collection practices by the state loan program.Safeguard the public interest.
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