Proponents of student debt cancelation applaud the Biden Administration's extension of the pause on student loan payments but want the president to take action and cancel the debt.

Cartoonist Glenn McCoy who caught heat Tuesday for depicting U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos as Ruby Bridges -- the African-American girl in Norman Rockwell's southern school desegregation painting "The Problem We All Live With" -- explained his controversial decision Wednesday.

Former education secretary John King becomes president & CEO of The Education Trust. The organization's goals align with his life's mission.

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Senate Democrats plan to hold a marathon 24-hour session leading up to the vote of Education Secretary nominee, Betsy DeVos.

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Johnthany Walker was apprehended and charged with vehicular manslaughter, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving.

Several Republicans joined Democrats to confirm John King for education secretary. King's main task is implementing the sweeping new education law.

A Senate committee approved John King for education secretary. He awaits a confirmation vote from the full Senate.

President Obama plans to nominate acting education secretary John King to the department's top post. This comes after the Republican-led Senate signaled its readiness to swiftly approve the nomination.