It’s Not Just the Special Olympics, Betsy DeVos Takes Heat for Special Ed Cuts

The Takeaway

It’s Not Just the Special Olympics, Betsy DeVos Takes Heat for Special Ed Cuts 

The Education Secretary has called for cuts to the Special Olympics, as well as programs to help students who are blind, deaf, and otherwise require special education services. 

How a Changing Credit Industry Could Hurt Consumer Privacy

Consumer credit-reporting company Equifax and credit score company FICO are partnering to sell consumer data to banks. But how secure is that data following the 2017 Equifax data breach?

Adjunct Professors are Organizing; Demanding Better Pay, Respect

Facing budget cuts, colleges across the country are hiring less full-time professors and more adjuncts.

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AnnaMaria Andriotis

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

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