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    Trump On Education Department: 'Reverse This Federal Power Grab'

    Our weekly education news roundup: State officials criticize DeVos on student loan protections; and typos torpedo some grant applications for low-income students.
    by Anya Kamenetz Apr 29, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump ordered Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to look into whether the federal government has usurped state and local control of education.

    As we head into the 100th day of the Trump presidency, NPR Ed has our regular weekly education roundup to keep you in the loop.

    Attorneys General speak out on behalf of student borrowers

    Twenty state attorneys general and the District of Columbia this week sent a letter criticizing Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for revoking federal protections for student borrowers.

    As we reported , DeVos revoked three Obama-era memos governing new contracts

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