Education

Report Finds More People Over 60 Struggling To Pay Off Student Loans

4:32pm January 18, 2017

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports that a growing number of older Americans have taken on student loan debt. For those who can't pay, Social Security benefits are being garnished.

Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos arrives with former Sen. Joe Lieberman (right) and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., before testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

At DeVos' Confirmation Hearing, Questions Of Choice, Charters And 'Other Options'

11:32pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary faced tough questions during her Senate confirmation hearing. She maintained her strong support for school choice and free-market solutions.

Betsy DeVos Appears Before Senate Education Committee In Confirmation Hearing

6:28pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick to lead the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, appeared before the Senate's education committee Tuesday for her confirmation hearing. She is expected to be asked tough questions about her past support for private school vouchers and for limiting charter school oversight.

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The number of older Americans with student loan debt quadrupled between 2005 and 2015.

More People Over 60 Are Struggling To Pay Off Student Loans, Report Finds

3:47pm January 17, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found the number of people 60 and older with student loan debt has quadrupled in the past decade. Most loans were taken out on behalf of a child or grandchild.

Betsy DeVos, Trump's nominee for education secretary, faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings begin.

5 Things To Look For In Betsy DeVos' Confirmation Hearing

11:42am January 17, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

Donald Trump's nominee for education secretary faces tough questions as her Senate confirmation hearings start.

Sen. Maggie Hassan: I Will Listen Carefully To What DeVos Has To Say

8:34am January 17, 2017

Senate confirmation hearings begin on Tuesday for Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump's pick for education secretary. Steve Inskeep talks to Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan, who has serious concerns about DeVos.

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Margaret Spellings was the U.S. education secretary under George W. Bush from 2005-2009.

A Former Education Secretary's Advice For Betsy DeVos

7:27pm January 16, 2017

by Claudio Sanchez

Margaret Spellings was secretary of education under George W. Bush. She says Donald Trump's ambivalence about the federal role in education raises interesting questions.

Education

Scholar Initiative Supports College-Bound Former Prisoners

5:18pm January 16, 2017

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Danny Murillo and Steven Czifra, former Pelican Bay prisoners who started the Underground Scholars Initiative, a program to help counsel former prisoners going to college.

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How The Systemic Segregation Of Schools Is Maintained By 'Individual Choices'

1:59pm January 16, 2017

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones says school segregation will continue to exist in America "as long as individual parents continue to make choices that only benefit their own children."

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Education

In New Role, Foxx Targets Education Department, Seeks More Charters And Vouchers

1:36pm January 16, 2017

by Keri Brown

Congresswoman Virginia Foxx prides herself both on her conservative values and her work ethic.

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