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Prepared Remarks by Secretary DeVos to the House Education and the Workforce Committee

Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Foxx, and Members of the Committee:Let me first thank the committee for its willingness to make this a productive hearing. We have provided the committee 18,000 pages of documents during the past month on borrower defense alone, we have briefed you several times, and Im hopeful we can use todays hearing to continue in that spirit of constructive dialogue.Let me also thank you for the opportunity to set the record straight on this Administrations approach to borrowe...

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Secretary DeVos Approves New Methodology for Providing Student Loan Relief to Borrower Defense Applicants

WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department has implemented a new methodology for assessing borrower defense to repayment (BDR) claims, many of which were left behind by the previous administration. The new methodology relies on publicly available earnings data and a scientifically robust statistical methodology to determine harm....

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Secretary DeVos Proposes Expanded Access to TEACH Grants, Religious Liberty Protections for Faith-Based Institutions

WASHINGTON--U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVosproposed a new rule, open for public comment today, that would expand access to Teacher Education Assistance for College Higher Education (TEACH) Grants and ensure religious liberty is protected for faith-based higher education institutions and their students....

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Prepared Remarks by Secretary DeVos at the American Legislative Exchange Council's 2019 States & Nation Policy Summit

Thank you, Lisa Nelson, for that introduction and for your strong leadership of the American Legislative Exchange Council. Its good to be with so many friends and leaders shaping policy across all 50 states. For more than 30 years, state-initiated solutions to intractable issues were my primary focus--and they still are. States are where the action is--or, at least, where it should be....

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Prepared Remarks by Secretary DeVos at Federal Student Aid's Training Conference

Thank you for that introduction, Mark Brown. And let me add what a pleasure it has been having you on our team. You bring important focus, vision, and discipline to the job, and Im so pleased to begin to see the results of your leadership. You ensure we aim high every day, General....

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Secretary DeVos Shares Vision for a Better, Stronger Federal Student Aid at Annual Training Conference

RENO, Nevada--Today, during a major speech at the annual Federal Student Aid (FSA) Conference, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos unveiled a vision for a stronger, student-centered FSA. She detailed both what FSA can and is doing now, including continued enhancements to customer service through the transformative myStudentAid app, and what requires the action of others, including improving how FSA is structured and governed....

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Secretary DeVos Announces Grant Priority to Support Students in Economically Distressed Communities

WASHINGTON--Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced the Department will prioritize funding for grant applications that support students, teachers and parents in economically-distressed communities, known as Opportunity Zones....

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