Families turn to states for civil rights support as Trump dismantles the Education Department

As the Trump administration dismantles the Education Department, the agency is pulling back on its role policing ...

Education Department slashed monitoring of student-loan servicers after Trump administration cuts

The Education Department stopped monitoring calls between servicers and borrowers and reviewing borrower data for accuracy, watchdog finds.

Education Department Must Forgive Student Loans Under Key Repayment Plan, Says New Lawsuit

Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit Monday, arguing the Education Department must immediately forgive student loans ...
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Education Department staff cuts have hurt service rather than streamlined bureaucracy, say opponents on 1-year mark of RIFs

Lawmakers and education advocates at Wednesday’s press conference also emphasized that the department has hired back some employees, and Congress rejected many proposed funding reductions at Education ...

What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?

The Department of Education has many different and varied responsibilities under its current formation and governs many offices including the Federal Student Aid (FSA), Institute of Education Sciences ...

Education Department to require universities to disclose identities of foreign donors

Public and private universities will be required to disclose the names of their foreign donors, according to the Department of Education. As it stands, the Higher Education Act requires universities ...

D-FW applications for Texas Education Freedom Accounts top 50,000. See where they’re from

More than 160,000 students have applied for Texas Freedom Accounts, the state’s new voucher-like program that gives students ...