scholarships Archives

DeVos Pushes Tax Credit to Promote School Choice

February 28, 2019February 28, 2019 ALEXANDRA JONES

Betsy Devos, Department of Education, scholarships, schools, students, Taxes

Education Secretary Betsy Devos proposed a plan Thursday to create federal tax credits encouraging donations to groups providing scholarships for students to attend private schools.

Education Government

Veterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump

August 17, 2017 ASSOCIATED PRESS

benefits, college, scholarships, veterans

Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law.

Civil Rights Education Regional

Man Says Chicago Police Cost Him His Future

May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 LISA KLEIN

Chicago, false arrest, malicious prosecution, National1, Police, robbery, scholarships, students

An Illinois man claims his life was ruined by Chicago police when officers, despite having no evidence he was guilty, charged him with a felony while he was a high school student with a full-ride scholarship to Cal-Berkeley.

Education

University of Iowa Sued Over Scholarship Cuts

March 6, 2017 JEFF D. GORMAN

due process, Iowa, Law2, scholarships, school funding

A college student claims in a class-action lawsuit that the University of Iowa revoked scholarships for him and other incoming students without warning or compensation.

Education Employment Sports

Worker Caught in ‘Vortex’ of Baylor’s Title IX Woes

January 27, 2017September 6, 2017 RYAN KOCIAN

campus sex assault, college, football, retaliation, scholarships, termination, Texas, Title IX

A financial aid employee claims in court that she was fired for opposing Baylor University’s refusal to reinstate a scholarship for a football player who was cleared of sexual misconduct.