Feb 12 Watch Trump’s vision for dismantling the Department of Education By Geoff Bennett, Murrey Jacobson, Karina Cuevas The Department of Education is on the Trump chopping block. Details have not been fully released yet, but the president has signaled plans to dismantle it and move some of its key functions elsewhere. The department oversees student loans, federal… Continue watching
Jan 29 Trump looks to expand school choice programs by repurposing federal funding By Collin Binkley, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Private school vouchers and other school choice initiatives would expand under an order coming from President Donald Trump telling government agencies to repurpose federal dollars. Continue reading
Jan 10 What does the education secretary do? By Dustin Hornbeck, The Conversation The role of the secretary of education is less about wielding substantial power and more about using the position as a platform to influence the national conversation on education. Continue reading
Nov 20 Watch 6:32 What Linda McMahon is likely to prioritize as education secretary under Trump By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas President-elect Trump’s pick of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education is already raising alarm bells among critics who feel the role should go to someone with more experience in education. But it has also been met with praise by supporters… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:28 Trump vows to defund schools requiring vaccines for students if he’s reelected By Laura Barrón-López, Jackson Hudgins On the campaign trail, Donald Trump again vowed to shut down the Education Department and endorsed a Louisiana law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. He has also pledged to cut funding to schools with vaccine… Continue watching
May 22 Biden administration canceling student loans for 160,000 borrowers, says it will erase $7.7 billion in debt By Collin Binkley, Associated Press With the latest action, the administration said it has canceled $167 billion for nearly 5 million Americans through several forgiveness programs. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 8:42 Troubled rollout of FAFSA overhaul causes major delays for students seeking financial aid By Laura Barrón-López, Karina Cuevas, Maria Witcher, Macayla Ramsey, Cass Technical High School Students waiting on financial aid will have to wait even longer after the Department of Education found a calculation error on hundreds of thousands of FAFSA applications. Laura Barrón-López has reaction from students questioning when and if they will get… Continue watching
Mar 05 Liberty University to pay $14 million fine for failing to disclose crime data By Ben Finley, Associated Press The fine is by far the largest under the Clery Act., a federal law that requires universities to collect crime data and notify students of threats. Continue reading
Feb 18 Why students applying for college financial aid are facing new technical hurdles By Nadra Nittle, The 19th Marginalized students may have the most to lose as the Education Department’s rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has hit several bumps. Continue reading
Oct 10 Biden’s student loan cancellation plan advances with debate over details By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The latest attempt will rest on a sweeping law known as the Higher Education Act, which gives the education secretary authority to waive student loans — although how far that power extends is the subject of legal debate. Continue reading