Nov 07 Cornell announces deal with Trump to restore withheld federal funding By Collin Binkley, Associated Press Cornell University has agreed to pay $60 million and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in order to restore federal funding and end investigations into the Ivy League school. Continue reading
Nov 05 What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules By Jennifer L. Steele, The Conversation There is currently more than $1.6 trillion of student loan debt in the United States. A person with an average amount of undergraduate federal student loan debt is paying about $299 a month over the course of the 10 years it typically takes… Continue reading
Oct 30 New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The move could cut off some teachers, doctors and other public workers from federal loan cancellation. Continue reading
Oct 22 University of Virginia strikes deal with Trump administration to pause civil rights investigations By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The University of Virginia has agreed to abide by White House guidance forbidding discrimination in admissions and hiring, becoming the latest in a growing list of campuses striking deals with the Trump administration as it tries to pause months of… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 6:20 Another university declines Trump's offer for priority funding By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris Several colleges and universities are pushing back on pressure from the Trump administration. The president offered nine schools priority access to federal funding if they signed an agreement to meet his demands. So far, seven schools have rejected the deal. Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 5:32 How the Trump administration is dramatically reshaping education in America By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Zoie Lambert, Laine Immell In March, Trump signed an executive order to begin shutting down the Department of Education, though it would take an act of Congress to actually close it. In the meantime, the department is taking dramatic steps toward fulfilling a conservative… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:23 How students are faring in Arizona's voucher program that could be adopted nationwide By Stephanie Sy, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten As the Trump administration throws its weight behind a national school voucher program that it says will give parents more options, critics point to the negative impacts school choice is having on public schools. Arizona introduced the first universal school… Continue watching
Oct 15 McMahon says shutdown shows Education Department isn't needed By Associated Press Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the federal shutdown offers evidence that her agency is “unnecessary.”… Continue reading
Oct 10 MIT president rejects proposal to adopt Trump priorities for funding benefits By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology said Friday she “cannot support” a White House proposal that asks MIT and eight other universities to adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda in exchange for favorable access to federal funding. Continue reading
Oct 02 Applying for college financial aid? Here's what's different about this year's FAFSA By Genesis Magpayo The updated FAFSA form launched last week — the earliest it’s been available in the program’s history, according to the Department of Education. Continue reading