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Betsy DeVos, U.S. education secretary under President Trump.

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Education

How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Will Be Remembered

5:58pm November 19, 2020

by Cory Turner

DeVos has been a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.

American InterContinental University, a Career Education Corp. school, is seen in Los Angeles in 2004. CEC has entered into a half-billion dollar settlement with state attorneys general over recruitment practices.

Education

Nearly 180,000 Students Won't Have To Repay Loans From For-Profit Higher Ed Company

7:24pm January 03, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Under a settlement with state attorneys general, Career Education Corp. won't collect some $493 million. It also will be more transparent about the costs and benefits of its programs.