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DeVos Once Again Shields Problematic Accreditor From Accountability
Chronically-troubled for-profit college accreditor, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools [ACICS], has reportedly received yet another break from Secretary Betsy DeVos’ Education Department with their decision to delay their evaluation until February 2021.
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DeVos to Defend Indefensible Budget That Kills Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program
Through 2018, DeVos’ Education Department approved less than 300 borrowers for public service loan forgiveness among nearly 40,000 applicants – an abysmal 99% rejection rate.
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New Poll Shows DeVos Deeply Unpopular, Strong Support for Investigations Into Education Department’s Misconduct
DeVos’ approval rating stands at an abysmal 28 percent.
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More Proof Betsy DeVos Was Wrong To Restore Troubled Accreditor ACICS
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is now under enormous pressure to cut off ACICS’ federal recognition and prevent any more students from taking on mountains of debt based on shoddy accreditation standards.
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DeVos On Defensive for Plan to Shortchange Defrauded Student Borrowers
Secretary DeVos is working to keep problematic accreditors in business while allowing anyone off the street to become one.
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Troubled For-Profit College Accreditor That DeVos Saved Still Flouting Rules
Ongoing problems at the ACICS hasn’t prevented DeVos from restoring it’s federal recognition, thus subjecting more students to more worthless debt.
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GAO Blasts DeVos’ ED for Not Implementing Fix for Student Loan Repayment Program Benefitting Teachers and Other Public Servants
The report sharply criticizes Sec. Betsy DeVos’ Department of Education for not implementing a 2018 congressional “fix.”
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Betsy DeVos and Her “For-Profit College Crew” Give Industry Another Leg Up
The Education Department published a new 28-page college accreditor guide that will give for-profit colleges a head start under the guise of “streamlining” the process.