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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention streamlined its guidance Thursday for keeping COVID-19 in check, de-emphasizing social distancing, nixing screening tests for those without symptoms and not recommending people who aren’t current on vaccines quarantine for after being exposed to the virus.

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Jill Biden, education secretary visit Detroit public school summer enrichment program

DETROIT — First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona paid a visit Thursday morning to students attending a Detroit Public Schools Community District summer learning program at the Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts.

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200,000 student borrowers who say they were ripped off may get their loans erased

A pending legal settlement is good news for defrauded borrowers. But it raises questions about the U.S. Education Department's ability to police college misconduct.

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Jill Biden, education chief to kick off summer learning tour

Jill Biden and Education Secretary Miguel Cardona are kicking off a summer learning tour this week with stops in Connecticut, Georgia and Michigan over two days

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Biden Administration Just Announced $6 Billion in Student Loan Forgiveness

The Department of Education continues to forgive federal debt for attendees of shuttered for-profit schools.

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California lawsuit leads Biden Education Department to erase $6 billion in debt for 200,000

WASHINGTON — A group of federal student loan borrowers agreed on Wednesday night to settle a class-action lawsuit they filed against the United States Education Department.

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5 Ways Biden's New Title IX Rules Will Eviscerate Due Process on Campus

The new rules would drop live hearings, bring back the single-investigator model, and limit accused students' options.

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Title IX's 50th Anniversary Is a Dark Day for Due Process on Campus

The Biden administration just proposed new rules that would undermine basic fairness in college sexual misconduct disputes.

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Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections regarding sexual misconduct

The administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules, acting to expand protections for LGBTQ students, and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct.

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Vice President Kamala Harris visits Illinois on Friday: stops in Chicago, Plainfield

Harris will highlight the administration’s work on maternal health and will speak at a convention of Latino officials.

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Biden to cancel nearly $6bn in student loan debt for Corinthian Colleges attendees

Administration’s move marks single-largest debt forgiveness plan yet

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What happens to the school building in Uvalde, Texas?

Public officials and residents of Uvalde, Texas, will have to grapple with a difficult question as the community continues recovering from last week’s shooting at Robb Elementary School: What should be done with the building where 19 children and two teachers were massacred?

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US education chief seeks action to prevent school shootings

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says he's ashamed the United States is "becoming desensitized to the murder of children” and he's calling for action to prevent more lives from being lost in school shootings like the one in Uvalde, Texas

The Independent UK

Facing Education Crisis, Biden Admin Seeks to Restrict Charter Schools

This is what public policy looks like when a major political party plays kissy-face with public sector unions.

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Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking further steps to ease the burden of student loans, but new actions announced Tuesday were well short of what many Democrats want to see.

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Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden - Roll Call

Changes are estimated to forgive student loans for 40,000 borrowers immediately, but some Democrats want Biden to go much farther.

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Rep. Wasserman Schultz tests positive for COVID, a day after school tour with secretary of education

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz has tested positive for COVID-19, the nine-term House member announced Tuesday night.

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‘Grave abuse of power’: LGBTQ advocates sue Florida over new law

Lawsuit accuses US state of infringing on rights of LGBTQ students and their families with ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislation.

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Parents say their kids haven’t been the same since COVID. Education Secretary Cardona is listening

LOS ANGELES — One parent spoke of a son who hasn’t been the same since the pandemic. Another talked of her daughter — first having to adjust to being stuck at home, and then to being back in class. A third talked about stress and anger among students.

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Education secretary promises to monitor if new Florida law violates civil rights

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Monday that his department will monitor Florida’s implementation of a controversial new education law that restricts classroom instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity to determine whether it violates federal civil rights law.

The Independent UK

US education secretary to Florida LGBTQ kids: Got your back

In another clash between the Biden administration and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona has spoke with LGBTQ students in Florida

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Dozens of bomb threats have HBCUs looking to Biden for support, FBI for answers

WASHINGTON — February should have been a month of celebration. But for many historically Black colleges and universities, or HBCUs, it was a time of anxiety, frustration and terror.

The Independent UK

Education chief: 'We must make up for lost time' in schools

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona says the nation’s schools must act more urgently to help millions of students who have fallen behind during the pandemic

Miami Herald

‘Turn crisis into opportunity.’ Education chief Cardona seeks school funding increase

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Miguel Cardona will push for funding increases to federal grants designed to boost low-income students and students with disabilities in a Thursday speech outlining his policy priorities for his second year in office.

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