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Federal Rules Give More Protection to Students Accused of Sexual Assault
By: Tovia Smith | NPR
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Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced what she called historic changes Wednesday to Obama-era guidelines that she said will make the process fairer.

Secretary DeVos Forgoes Waiving Disability Law Amid School Closures
By: Elissa Nadworny | NPR
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Special education advocates are relieved that the federal law that guarantees a free public education to students with disabilities will remain.

Betsy DeVos Overruled Education Dept. Findings On Defrauded Student Borrowers
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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The education secretary says many students who were defrauded by for-profit colleges don’t deserve full relief from their loans. Department memos show career staff arguing the opposite.

Betsy DeVos And The High-Stakes Standoff Over Student Loan Forgiveness
By: Cory Turner | NPR
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The Education Department narrowly avoids a subpoena in a fight with House Democrats over forgiving the loans of defrauded student borrowers.