Decline in international students is bad for the US

U.S. colleges face rising competition for international students amid concerns about safety and immigration policies https://t.co/r0rclpg8bq

— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) November 13, 2018

The number of international students entering U.S. colleges and universities has fallen for the second year in a row amid efforts by the Trump administration to tighten restrictions on foreigners studying in the U.S. – survey https://t.co/J3TWeN3UpL by @yjtorbati pic.twitter.com/Nn7SVCQ9l0

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) November 13, 2018

The decline in international students coming to the US is bad for American universities, bad for American research competitiveness, and ultimately will be bad for America's role in the world. https://t.co/sCj1dNjsqB

— Betsey Stevenson (@BetseyStevenson) November 13, 2018

The number of international students enrolling in U.S. colleges and universities has tumbled for the second year in a row https://t.co/1AWgdVUb73

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 13, 2018

How much states spend per pupil

Interesting to see which states spend the least per public school student. Utah is lowest, Idaho 2nd lowest, Arizona 3rd lowest, Oklahoma 4th lowest, Mississippi 5th lowest. North.Carolina is 6th lowest. New York is highest, D.C. is 2nd highest. https://t.co/NolpZh9VhG pic.twitter.com/q0H7JfrQHA

— Steven Greenhouse (@greenhousenyt) August 26, 2018

Top student loan regulator quits in protest

“The top government official in charge of regulating student loan companies is resigning in protest, writing in a blistering letter that the Trump administration has abandoned consumers.”

The top government official in charge of regulating student loan companies is resigning in protest, writing in a blistering letter that the Trump administration has abandoned consumers https://t.co/ej0wkdbjim pic.twitter.com/U9OgdzLJZZ

— CNN (@CNN) August 27, 2018

"Last year, Mr. Mulvaney’s team suppressed the publication of a report drawing attention to legally questionable fees charged on college students’ bank accounts, Mr. Frotman said. (via @StacyCowley) https://t.co/flMlBppz2J

— Erica L. Green (@EricaLG) August 27, 2018

Support our teachers with higher salaries

Our country’s teachers educate the next generation of leaders. We need to support and invest in them with better wages. https://t.co/9XqIMI4aAM

— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) August 19, 2018

DeVos plans to repeal a law that protects students from harm by for-profit colleges

NEW: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is planning to repeal an Obama-era rule that aimed to penalize for-profit colleges that leave their students with unreasonable debt and poor job prospects, according to people familiar with the plan. https://t.co/wBxjntKUGJ

— Michelle Hackman (@MHackman) July 26, 2018

The Trump administration attacks affirmative action

June 23, 2016: Supreme Court upholds affirmative action in 4-3 decision.

Aug. 19, 2016: Trump asks black voters: "What the hell do you have to lose?" by voting for him.

July 3, 2018: Trump to rescind Obama-era guidelines on race and diversity in college.https://t.co/m1Ml9a51E6

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 3, 2018

Trump's administration has scrapped Obama-era guidance on race-based admissions policies — just as conservatives see a fresh opening to end affirmative action through a changing Supreme Court https://t.co/akjVNzrG5y

— POLITICO (@politico) July 5, 2018

I wonder what “affirmative action” facilitated @realDonaldTrump admission to Penn? It would be interesting to see his scores and grades, which, like his tax returns, we never will. What are the odds the old man clouted him in? Hint:⬆️

— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) July 3, 2018

Republicans’ views of college have turned much more negative

In 2017, just 36% of Republicans and Republican leaners said colleges and universities have a positive effect on the way things are going in the country, an 18-percentage-point decline from two years prior. https://t.co/Ep2C0ZPlVq pic.twitter.com/BShoFnKMfV

— Pew Research Fact Tank (@FactTank) June 16, 2018

This article notes “A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents (58%) now say that colleges and universities have a negative effect on the country, up from 45% last year. By contrast, most Democrats and Democratic leaners (72%) say colleges and universities have a positive effect, which is little changed from recent years.”

Gallup poll

An opinion column on why many Republicans hate college

Unbelievable!

How can you not look at guns? I guess all that NRA money gets you to ignore guns. This is disgusting and pathetic. We will never have school safety with this administration in charge.

Senator asks Betsy DeVos if her School Safety Commission will look at role of guns. Her answer: Not "per se." https://t.co/RtCbExeb03

— Washington Post (@washingtonpost) June 5, 2018

DeVos said Trump’s school safety commission will not study potential changes to gun laws https://t.co/38jkhlROvE

— POLITICO (@politico) June 5, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says looking at the role of guns in school safety was not a focus of the federal school safety commission https://t.co/j5i8IB1PDO pic.twitter.com/WuLtjXPz41

— CNN (@CNN) June 5, 2018

Democrats think teachers should get a raise by canceling tax cuts for the rich

Democrats proposed funding teacher raises by restoring tax cuts given to the top 1%.

I have not seen any mention of this on television. They are too busy covering Trump. How can Democrats win if the media does not cover their views on issues not strictly Trump-related?

The Department of Education has stopped investigating fraud at for-profit colleges

This article discusses how the Department of Education has stopped investigating colleges where employees of DeVos had worked.

It states: “Members of a special team at the Education Department that had been investigating widespread abuses by for-profit colleges have been marginalized, reassigned or instructed to focus on other matters, according to current and former employees.

The unwinding of the team has effectively killed investigations into possibly fraudulent activities at several large for-profit colleges where top hires of Betsy DeVos, the education secretary, had previously worked.”

Sad!