CREW Seeks Records of Department of Education Meetings with Interest Groups and Wall Street
Today CREW sent a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Education seeking copies of the calendars of former Deputy Undersecretary Robert Shireman and current Deputy Undersecretary James Kvaal. Both Mr. Shireman and Mr. Kvaal have played key roles in Education’s regulation of the for-profit education industry and questions have been raised about whether each has had inappropriate contacts with outside interest groups and Wall Street investors.
Click here to read CREW's FOIA request.
Click here to read the documents CREW received in response to this request.
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