Politics Apr 24 Judge blocks Trump push to cut public school funding over diversity programs By Holly Ramer, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Education Apr 21 More than 5 million student loan borrowers are in default. Education Department says they will be referred to debt collection The Trump administration's announcement marks an end to a period of leniency that began during the COVID-19 pandemic. No federal student loans have been referred for collection since March 2020, including those in default. By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Politics Mar 11 1,300 Education Department employees will be laid off Department officials announced the cuts Tuesday, raising questions about the agency’s ability to continue usual operations. By Collin Binkley, Moriah Balingit, Associated Press
Education Mar 06 What does the Education Department do? A guide to the agency Trump wants to gut President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the Education Department. Already, the Trump administration has started overhauling much of the department’s work. By Annie Ma, Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Politics Jan 31 Education Department tells U.S. colleges to follow sexual assault policies from Trump’s first term Schools and universities responding to complaints of sexual misconduct must return to policies created by former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, with requirements for live hearings and more protections for accused students, according to new guidance issued Friday by the Education Department. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Aug 30 State mask bans face federal civil rights inquiries By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The Education Department says it's investigating five Republican-led states that have banned mask requirements in schools, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions. Continue reading
Dec 11 For-profit colleges that get GI Bill money need more oversight, veterans say By Jasper Craven, The Hechinger Report Internal government documents, watchdog reports and interviews suggest that little has been done to crack down on colleges accused of predatory behavior. Continue reading
Sep 16 Why finding out how much a college costs is harder than it looks By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report The Trump administration is pushing to make college costs and outcomes more transparent, as an alternative to regulating institutions. But some of the data is inaccessible and inaccurate, and much is provided by colleges and universities with little independent oversight. Continue reading
May 14 Trump plan to dip into Pell Grant reserves for NASA funding draws backlash By Collin Binkley, Associated Press The plan aims to redirect $1.9 billion from a Pell Grant surplus to jumpstart other projects, primarily a NASA initiative to put astronauts back on the moon. Continue reading
Sep 07 WATCH: DeVos says she’ll end Obama policies on campus sexual assault By Colin Brinkley, Associated press, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press DeVos is expected to speak around 12:15 p.m. Watch live here. Continue reading