Education

Richard Cordray, Obama’s Consumer Rights Chief, to Head Student Debt Program

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The Biden administration’s choice of Richard Cordray, former President Obama’s Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFBP) chief, to head the $1.6 trillion federal student-loan program, couldn’t be better. “As CFBP chief, Cordray led the bureau’s crackdown on consumer abuses in debt collection, student loan servicing, and for-profit colleges, garnering the respect of advocates and drawing the … Read more

The Biden/Harris Administration Unveils the American Families Plan

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Ahead of President Biden’s first address before a Joint Session of Congress as President, the Administration unveiled the second part of its Build Back Better Program: The American Families Plan. The American Jobs Plan was released last month. In a statement released by the White House, the Administration said: “The American Jobs Plan and the … Read more

(UPDATED) Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 is Back at the Arizona Supreme Court

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The opponents of fully funding public schools and Democracy will not quit. This time, they have petitioned the Arizona Supreme Court to declare Proposition 208-Invest in Ed unconstitutional because: There are state caps on education spending. The Invest in Ed-Proposition 208 measure did not pass with a two-thirds margin for approval. The petitioners are: “Sen. … Read more

Arizona Center for Economic Progress Head David Lujan Assumes the Leadership of the Children’s Action Alliance

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The Children’s Action Alliance (CAA,) an organization that specializes in advancing policy issues that would benefit Arizona children and families like education, health care, child safety, and childcare has a new leader. It is former Arizona Democratic Legislative Leader and current Center for Economic Progress head David Lujan. Mr. Lujan brings a vast amount of … Read more