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News Wrap: Phoenix faces 15th straight day of temperatures at 110 or higher

In our news wrap Friday, Phoenix faced a 15th straight day of temperatures at 110 degrees or higher as a heat wave grips the Southwest, the Department of Education announced it's canceling $39 billion of student loan debt for 800,000…

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WATCH: Biden delivers remarks ahead of signing gender equity orders

By Collin Binkley, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

Biden also signed a second executive order formally establishing the White House Gender Policy Council, which his transition team had announced before he took office.

WATCH: Education Secretary nominee Miguel Cardona pledges new guidance, more virus testing

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

If approved, Cardona would oversee an Education Department that employs thousands and has an annual budget of more than $60 billion. He would also oversee the agency’s $1.5 trillion student loan portfolio.

How Biden’s Education Department will tackle pandemic and Trump-era policies

By Candice Norwood

Addressing the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on education will be among some of the most urgent issues facing President-elect Joe Biden when he takes office.

States sue U.S. Department of Education over diverted virus relief funds for schools

By Olga R. Rodriguez, David Eggert, Associated Press

In the lawsuit filed Tuesday, the attorneys general of California and Michigan say the department run by Secretary Betsy DeVos is attempting to take pandemic relief funds away from K-12 public schools and divert them to private schools.

Trump administration reviewing foreign funding at U.S. colleges

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The U.S. Education Department has opened investigations into foreign funding at Georgetown University and Texas A&M University as part of a broader push to monitor international money flowing to American colleges.

Lawmakers debate future of loan relief for public workers

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The government promised public service workers their debt could be erased if they made payments for 10 years, but officials have largely failed to deliver.

Worried about taking on student loans? Here are some tips

By Beth Kobliner

The No.1 worry for high schoolers applying to college is student debt, according to a recent survey from The Princeton Review.

WATCH: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos faces questions over budget cuts

By Gretchen Frazee

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is scheduled to testify before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee Thursday.

Education Department probes colleges affected by bribery scandal

By Collin Binkley, Associated Press

Letters sent to the schools Monday and obtained by The Associated Press say the department is conducting a "preliminary investigation" to determine whether they violated federal laws or rules surrounding the management of federal student aid.