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Leadership within education is always a challenge, but in the rapidly changing technology landscape we now work in, it seems even more daunting. I've collected some interesting reflections on educational leadership here. Enjoy!
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The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind - Clearing the Wreckage at the Education Department

The Wreckage Betsy DeVos Leaves Behind - Clearing the Wreckage at the Education Department | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The institution lies in ruins right when it’s needed most.
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If Trump wants to reopen schools, here’s what his administration needs to do 

The Trump administration can’t just set a timeline without committing to the necessary work to ensure the health and safety of students, teachers and their families.
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Betsy DeVos slammed by Kentucky student journalists locked out of roundtable on school choice -@pldlamplighter

Unable to attend the discussion, the high school journalists in Lexington, Ky., penned an editorial condemning the education secretary, writing, "We are student journalists who wanted to cover an event in our community featuring the Secretary of Education, but ironically, we couldn’t get in without an invitation."
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The DeVos School for the Promotion of Student Debt

The DeVos School for the Promotion of Student Debt | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The education secretary is working hard to protect the scandal-ridden for-profit education industry from accountability.
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DeVos Ends Obama-Era Safeguards Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges

DeVos Ends Obama-Era Safeguards Aimed at Abuses by For-Profit Colleges | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, in her most drastic move to deregulate for-profit colleges, announced she would end a rule to force them to prove the gainful employment of their graduates.
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So It’s on to High School Now? Here’s a Bullet Shield for Your Backpack 

So It’s on to High School Now? Here’s a Bullet Shield for Your Backpack  | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Students at St. Cornelius Catholic School in Chadds Ford, Pa., were given the protective shields on Monday.
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The serious consequences of Devos’ about-face on for-profit colleges

The serious consequences of Devos’ about-face on for-profit colleges | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Trump’s education department under Betsy Devos has weakened oversight of for-profit colleges in a move that stands to hurt taxpayers and also black and brown students.
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The Student Loan Industry Finds Friends in Washington - The New York Times

The Student Loan Industry Finds Friends in Washington - The New York Times | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made clear even before taking office last year that she was more interested in protecting the companies that are paid by the government to collect federal student loan payments than in helping borrowers who have been driven into financial ruin by those same companies.

Ms. DeVos’ eagerness to shill for those corporate interests is apparent in a craven new policy statement from the Education Department. The document claims that the federal government can pre-empt state laws that rein in student loan servicing companies if such a law “undermines uniform administration of’’ the student loan program.

This legally baseless policy statement could easily have been written by the servicers, who will no doubt use it as a smoke screen when they are sued by states for using deceptive practices. The statement clearly is intended to intimidate state legislatures across the country that are considering proposals to curb well-documented abuses by this industry. Curbs are already being applied in California, Connecticut, Illinois and the District of Columbia, where loan servicers are required to have state licenses and submit to state regulation.
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Parkland Students Slam Betsy DeVos’ Visit as ‘Stunt’

Parkland Students Slam Betsy DeVos’ Visit as ‘Stunt’ | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it

As Betsy DeVos made her way around Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., where a gunman killed 17 students and teachers last month, a small group of student journalists grew increasingly frustrated at each question they say the controversial U.S. Secretary of Education seemed to dodge.

For about an hour on Wednesday morning, at least three student journalists from the school’s newspaper, TV production and yearbook staff followed DeVos around campus, where they say she pet comfort dogs, shook hands with the school’s faculty and offered “generic” answers to their specific questions about how concrete changes can be made.

“It was a publicity stunt, really. There was no point to it,” said Alyson Sheehy, an 18-year-old yearbook editor who was part of the small student press pool. “I kind of expected that to happen, but it’s still frustrating that she made the trip out here and made it a big deal but didn’t do anything.”

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Black Colleges Swept Up in For-Profit Crackdown Find Relief From DeVos

Black Colleges Swept Up in For-Profit Crackdown Find Relief From DeVos | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The United Negro College Fund has been among the most vocal critics of Obama-era student borrower protections, saying they threaten the viability of its 37 member institutions.
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The Meaning Behind Betsy DeVos's Speech at the University of Baltimore

The Meaning Behind Betsy DeVos's Speech at the University of Baltimore | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The education secretary, who’s been accused of wanting to privatize public education, gave a university commencement speech in a city whose district schools are struggling to stay afloat.  
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Betsy DeVos Moves to End Obama's Guidelines on Campus Sexual Assault

Betsy DeVos Moves to End Obama's Guidelines on Campus Sexual Assault | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said the department will end the Obama Administration's guidance for handling cases of campus sex assault
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19 Attorneys General Suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos

19 Attorneys General Suing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
They are suing Education Secretary DeVos over her decision to suspend rules meant to protect students from abuses by for-profit colleges.
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Trump is shouting for schools to reopen. He needs an actual strategy.

Any reopening must avoid earlier mistakes.
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New US campus sex assault plan gets pushback

New US campus sex assault plan gets pushback | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
US universities must hold hearings on campus sexual assault claims where alleged victims and attackers can be cross-examined, according to federal guidelines.

The mandate is part of a new set of US Department of Education rules on how places of learning must handle sexual misconduct cases.

The agency said the rules will ensure fairness to accusers and accused.

Critics said they will discourage victims from reporting attacks.
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Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States

Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A Washington federal court judge on Wednesday ruled the department’s postponement of the so-called Borrower Defense rule was procedurally improper.
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Arming teachers with federal education money? Are they even thinking?

Arming teachers with federal education money? Are they even thinking? | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
If Betsy DeVos persists with this misfire, Congress should step in.
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Former Official Used Ties to For-Profit Colleges

Former Official Used Ties to For-Profit Colleges | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
A former for-profit lobbyist turned department staffer scheduled meetings to discuss two regulations overseeing these institutions—rules that are now being rolled back.
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Betsy DeVos Won't Talk About Guns in School Violence

Betsy DeVos Won't Talk About Guns in School Violence | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The education secretary told senators that the group isn’t tasked with studying the role of firearms in campus violence.
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Betsy DeVos knows little about public education. And she doesn’t want to learn.

Betsy DeVos knows little about public education. And she doesn’t want to learn. | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The education secretary's visit to New York evinces her lack of curiosity.
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Betsy DeVos's Botched '60 Minutes' Interview

Betsy DeVos's Botched '60 Minutes' Interview | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it

In her 60 Minutes interview, the education secretary failed to convince policy scholars that she’d improved her understanding of the issues.


“I found [the interview] to be somewhere between disappointing and disturbing,” said Claire Smrekar, an associate professor of public policy and education at Vanderbilt University whose research focuses include school choice. “It just demonstrates—again—an appalling lack of understanding of some public fundamental principles and practices related to public education.”

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There’s good and bad news for Betsy DeVos on her anniversary as U.S. education secretary

There’s good and bad news for Betsy DeVos on her anniversary as U.S. education secretary | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
She's had more impact than many may think.
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Education Dept. awards debt-collection contract to company with ties to DeVos

Education Dept. awards debt-collection contract to company with ties to DeVos | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Performant Financial Corp. was one of two firms selected Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education to help the agency collect overdue student loans. The deal with could be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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DeVos rescinds 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students

DeVos rescinds 72 guidance documents outlining rights for disabled students | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
The guidance documents helped parents and educators understand student's rights under the Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
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DeVos considers whether to roll back Obama-era approach to campus sexual assault

DeVos considers whether to roll back Obama-era approach to campus sexual assault | Educational Leadership | Scoop.it
Advocates for the accused see an opening to do away with an approach that they argue has led colleges to conduct biased investigations that label innocent students as rapists.
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