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Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposal to Abandon Student Protections From Predatory Career Training Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 As Students Go Back to School, Duckworth & Cohen Introduce Legislation to Improve School Bus Safe Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education - Dept Of Education Official Advised Dream Center Education Holdings To Misrepresent Accreditation Status To Students Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Davis Statement Opposing Trump Administration Plans for Arming Educators Rep. Danny Davis
Aug. 23, 2018 Merkley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees, Overturn Devos Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race Rep. Lauren Underwood
Aug. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps." Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018 Durbin, Dem Senators Take Action To Stop Trump-Devos Elimination Of Student Borrower Protections Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 The Hill - A New Law Just Built a Bridge Over America's Skills Gap Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Pallone & Schakowsky Urge Ftc to Intensify Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges' Predatory Practices Rep. Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos just found a new way to hide the disastrous record of for-profit colleges from student victims and taxpayers who subsidize their rotten performance. Anyone surprised?" Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's New Career Education Law To Increase Funding For Illinois Skills Training By More Than $17 Million Over 6 Years Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Assist Students In The Wake Of National College Closures Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 LaHood Proposes Pro-Growth Solution to Tackling Student Loan Debt Rep. Darin LaHood
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education urging a school to misrepresent its accreditation status to students would be scandalous. If true, this would represent a new level of betrayal of students by Sec. DeVos and her #4profit college cronies at the Department." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 31, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Bill To Reform Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Signed Into Law Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 30, 2018 Tweet - "Good news: Illinois' colleges and universities can start applying for federal funds for open textbook projects to help save students money." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. The Trump-DeVos Department of Education is inviting a new wave of for-profit college fraud on students and taxpayers." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry." Sen. Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump-DeVos Rewrite Of Borrower Defense Rule Sen. Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Bill Passes House Unanimously And Heads To The President's Desk Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 24, 2018 Scott, Krishnamoorthi Praise Senate Passage of Workforce Development Bill Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 24, 2018 Durbin Releases Shocking New Data On Department Of Education's Borrower Defense Application Backlog Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Tweet - "#4profit college ITT Tech Chief Officer Kevin Modany made $36 million while defrauding students, taxpayers, and investors. The SEC fined him $200,000. Sound fair?" Sen. Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Letter to Chairman Clayton - Weak Settlement With Former For-Profit College Executive Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $7 Million for Northwest Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Durbin, Smith, Reed, & Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent Unnecessary Private Student Loan Debt And Improve Transparency Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $9 Million for Central Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million for Southern Illinois Head Start Programs Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Chicagoland Head Start Programs Sen. Ladda Duckworth
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I'm asking IL community colleges to assist students attending the closing Illinois Institute of Art campuses and Argosy-Schaumburg. These students deserve a chance to continue their studies at quality, affordable institutions like community colleges. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/download/illinois-community-colleges-letter-on-dceh …" Sen. Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 26, 2018 Letter to Dr. Gellman-Danley - Investigate Reports Of Misleading Practices By Dream Center Education Holdings Sen. Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Failure to Implement Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Editor - Congress Should Renew Technical Training Funds Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 18, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color Rep. Danny Davis, ...
June 14, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kathleen S. Tighe, U.S.Department of Education Inspector General - Warren, Krishnamoorthi Call on Inspector General to Investigate Failures of Education Department Ethics Program under Secretary DeVos Rep. Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 14, 2018 Durbin, Murray: Inspector General Reveals New Details About Failure Of DeVos, Trump Admin To Provide Debt Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen. Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pressing @usedgov for answers and to restart work to create basis for relief for additional Corinthian students and students defrauded by other #4profit schools." Sen. Dick Durbin
Date Title Politician
Sept. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposal to Abandon Student Protections From Predatory Career Training Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Sept. 12, 2018 As Students Go Back to School, Duckworth & Cohen Introduce Legislation to Improve School Bus Safe Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education - Dept Of Education Official Advised Dream Center Education Holdings To Misrepresent Accreditation Status To Students Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Abandon Proposals to Use Taxpayer Dollars to Arm Teachers Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Proposed Borrowers Defense Rule Will Hurt Defrauded Students Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
Aug. 30, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn DeVos Proposed Rule As Another Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Tweet - "I've spoken often about the need for Congress to address the student debt crisis. I've filed student loan amendments to several bills and tried to get the Senate to debate the issue on the floor. When will Republicans stop ignoring this problem?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Robin Kelly, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 27, 2018 Tweet - "The Trump Administration has forced another cop from the beat when it comes to protecting students from predatory #4profit colleges, loan servicers, and repayment scams. It is shameful. I thank Mr. Frotman for his hard work and years of service on behalf of students & taxpayers.Senator Dick Durbin added," Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 24, 2018 Davis Statement Opposing Trump Administration Plans for Arming Educators Rep.Danny Davis
Aug. 23, 2018 Merkley, Durbin Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Worthless Degrees, Overturn Devos Giveaway to Predatory For-Profit Colleges Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 23, 2018 Illinois Federation of Teachers Endorses Democrat Lauren Underwood in Il-14 Congressional Race Rep.Lauren Underwood
Aug. 22, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos isn't holding the for-profit college industry accountable, she's just making it harder for the students who are lured into their traps." Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 22, 2018 Durbin, Dem Senators Take Action To Stop Trump-Devos Elimination Of Student Borrower Protections Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 14, 2018 The Hill - A New Law Just Built a Bridge Over America's Skills Gap Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 13, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Joseph Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission - Pallone & Schakowsky Urge Ftc to Intensify Scrutiny of For-Profit Colleges' Predatory Practices Rep.Jan Schakowsky, ...
Aug. 12, 2018 Tweet - "Secretary DeVos just found a new way to hide the disastrous record of for-profit colleges from student victims and taxpayers who subsidize their rotten performance. Anyone surprised?" Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 9, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's New Career Education Law To Increase Funding For Illinois Skills Training By More Than $17 Million Over 6 Years Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
Aug. 7, 2018 Letter to Attorney General Sessions and Secretary DeVos - Condemn Trump Administration For Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity In Education Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General, and the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Senate Democrats Condemn Trump Administration for Rescinding Civil Rights Guidance Promoting Diversity in Education Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 3, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Assist Students In The Wake Of National College Closures Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 LaHood Proposes Pro-Growth Solution to Tackling Student Loan Debt Rep.Darin LaHood
Aug. 2, 2018 Tweet - "The Department of Education urging a school to misrepresent its accreditation status to students would be scandalous. If true, this would represent a new level of betrayal of students by Sec. DeVos and her #4profit college cronies at the Department." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 31, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Bipartisan Bill To Reform Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Signed Into Law Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 30, 2018 Tweet - "Good news: Illinois' colleges and universities can start applying for federal funds for open textbook projects to help save students money." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 27, 2018 Tweet - "Those who ignore the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it. The Trump-DeVos Department of Education is inviting a new wave of for-profit college fraud on students and taxpayers." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Tweet - "The new doctrine for the Trump-DeVos Department of Education is "Student Borrower Beware" It's not personal responsibility, it's government complicity in the illegal and predatory practices of the for-profit college industry." Sen.Dick Durbin
July 26, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Calling on DeVos to Allow the Use of FAFSA Income Data to Help Determine TRIO Eligibility Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 25, 2018 Durbin Statement On Trump-DeVos Rewrite Of Borrower Defense Rule Sen.Dick Durbin
July 25, 2018 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi's Career, Technical, And Vocational Education Bill Passes House Unanimously And Heads To The President's Desk Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
July 24, 2018 Scott, Krishnamoorthi Praise Senate Passage of Workforce Development Bill Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
July 24, 2018 Durbin Releases Shocking New Data On Department Of Education's Borrower Defense Application Backlog Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Tweet - "#4profit college ITT Tech Chief Officer Kevin Modany made $36 million while defrauding students, taxpayers, and investors. The SEC fined him $200,000. Sound fair?" Sen.Dick Durbin
July 20, 2018 Letter to Chairman Clayton - Weak Settlement With Former For-Profit College Executive Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $7 Million for Northwest Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Durbin, Smith, Reed, & Senators Introduce Bill To Prevent Unnecessary Private Student Loan Debt And Improve Transparency Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce More Than $9 Million for Central Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $6 Million for Southern Illinois Head Start Programs Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
July 12, 2018 Duckworth, Durbin Announce Nearly $3 Million for Chicagoland Head Start Programs Sen.Ladda Duckworth
July 11, 2018 Tweet - "I'm asking IL community colleges to assist students attending the closing Illinois Institute of Art campuses and Argosy-Schaumburg. These students deserve a chance to continue their studies at quality, affordable institutions like community colleges. https://www.durbin.senate.gov/download/illinois-community-colleges-letter-on-dceh …" Sen.Dick Durbin
June 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Hon. Kirstjen Nielsen, Secretary of Homeland Security, the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education, and the Hon. Jeff Sessions, US Attorney General - Demand Answers Regarding Unaccompanied Minors in Administration's Custody Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 26, 2018 Letter to Dr. Gellman-Danley - Investigate Reports Of Misleading Practices By Dream Center Education Holdings Sen.Dick Durbin
June 25, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Stop Withholding Funds from TRIO Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Failure to Implement Public Service Loan Forgiveness Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
June 19, 2018 Letter to the Editor - Congress Should Renew Technical Training Funds Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi
June 18, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Warren, Harris, Takano, Adams, Espaillat, Colleagues Press Education Secretary for Action on Student Loan Borrowers of Color Rep.Danny Davis, ...
June 14, 2018 Letter to the Honorable Kathleen S. Tighe, U.S.Department of Education Inspector General - Warren, Krishnamoorthi Call on Inspector General to Investigate Failures of Education Department Ethics Program under Secretary DeVos Rep.Subramanian Krishnamoorthi, ...
June 14, 2018 Durbin, Murray: Inspector General Reveals New Details About Failure Of DeVos, Trump Admin To Provide Debt Relief To Defrauded Student Borrowers Sen.Dick Durbin, ...
June 14, 2018 Tweet - "I'm pressing @usedgov for answers and to restart work to create basis for relief for additional Corinthian students and students defrauded by other #4profit schools." Sen.Dick Durbin
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