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FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2018, file photo, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger pauses as she speaks to media at the CFPB offices in Washington. In April 2021, the bureau broadened the scope for what it considers to be abusive behavior by providers of financial services or products to consumers. Under Kraninger, the bureau adopted a narrower definition that, among other things, made monetary penalties less likely. The change will likely result in more enforcement actions and larger fines against the financial services industry, experts said. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Consumer watchdog agency rediscovers its teeth under Biden

By Ken Sweet May. 10, 2021 03:59 PM EDT

Today in History

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2021 12:00 AM EDT
Today in History Today is Thursday, May 6, the 126th day of 2021. There are 239 days left in the year. Today’s...

Gender Policy Council co-chair Jennifer Klein speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Monday, March 8, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct

By Collin Binkley And Aamer Madhani Mar. 08, 2021 03:31 PM EST

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2021, file photo, Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Senate has confirmed him as Education Secretary on March 1. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool, File)
Senate confirms Cardona as Biden's education secretary

By Collin Binkley Mar. 01, 2021 06:17 PM EST

School testing can be delayed but not canceled, feds say

By Collin Binkley Feb. 22, 2021 08:51 PM EST
The Education Department said Monday that it will not allow states to forgo federally required standardized testing in schools this year but will give them...

In this image from video, the Senate begins the third day in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Trial highlights: 'We were invited' and a quick defense

By Brian Slodysko Feb. 11, 2021 05:51 PM EST

Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions committee during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
Education nominee pledges new guidance, more virus testing

By Collin Binkley Feb. 03, 2021 09:32 AM EST

Michigan asks for a waiver of standardized testing for 2021

By Anna Liz Nichols Jan. 25, 2021 04:13 PM EST
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan requested on Monday that standardized testing be waived for the 2020-2021 school year, after a school year marked with...

Megan Makin checks on her fifth grader students during a lesson, at Oglethorpe Avenue Elementary school in Athens, Ga., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic Athens-Clarke County Schools are doing distance learning to start this fall. (Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP)
Georgia schools to get $2B in new federal coronavirus aid

By Jeff Amy Jan. 13, 2021 06:19 PM EST

Recent Missouri editorials

Jan. 12, 2021 09:10 AM EST
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Jan. 8 From a historical perspective, last week’s events rank up there with the 9/11 attacks and the 1814...

Maine schools get more funding under COVID-19 stimulus

Jan. 07, 2021 02:15 AM EST
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is awarding more than $183 million to Maine's K-12 schools as part of the latest federal coronavirus...

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
In farewell, DeVos urges Congress to reject Biden's policies

By Collin Binkley Jan. 04, 2021 02:08 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
In farewell, DeVos urges Congress to reject Biden's policies

By Collin Binkley Jan. 04, 2021 01:40 PM EST

In this photo provided by Gary Schottle, Derek "Tank" Schottle competes in the long jump as part of the Pentathlon competition at the Texas Special Olympics track meet in Arlington, Texas, on May 27, 2017. The Special Olympics, founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, have melded competition and inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities since the first games were held in 1968. Special Olympics has since branched out to 174 countries, empowering more than five million athletes who had often been cast aside.(Gary Schottle via AP)
One Good Thing: Special Olympian spreads message of love

By John Marshall Dec. 31, 2020 12:55 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press Dec. 28, 2020 09:00 AM EST
Detroit News. Dec. 23, 2020. Editorial: Start planning on summer school now The pandemic has wreaked havoc in many...

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, photo, flags decorate a space outside the office of the Education Secretary at the Education Department in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Biden: Cardona right pick to lead education through pandemic

By Collin Binkley, Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Dec. 23, 2020 12:30 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2017, photo, flags decorate a space outside the office of the Education Secretary at the Education Department in Washington. President-elect Joe Biden has chosen the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher to serve as education secretary. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary

By Collin Binkley, Alexandra Jaffe And Jonathan Lemire Dec. 22, 2020 10:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
Spending bill to restore federal college grants for inmates

By Collin Binkley Dec. 21, 2020 06:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. DeVos has extended the moratorium on student loan payments and the accrual of interest until Jan. 31, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
DeVos suspends student federal loan payments through January

By Collin Binkley Dec. 04, 2020 07:10 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. In a veiled swing at President-elect Joe Biden's education plans DeVos on Tuesday, Dec. 1, blasted the push for free college as a “socialist takeover of higher education” that could damage the nation's economy. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
DeVos says free college amounts to a 'socialist takeover'

By Collin Binkley Dec. 01, 2020 02:54 PM EST