A new lawsuit argues the latest changes to Public Service Loan Forgiveness could exclude public servants whose organizations have resisted President Trump’s policies.
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The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.
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U.S. Education Dept. unites conservative groups to create ‘patriotic’ civics content
The group of more than 40 conservative organizations met for the first time on Wednesday. The initiative is aimed at celebrations of the nation’s founding next summer.
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Today is the last day for many Education Department workers. Here’s what they did
Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can’t imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.
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Education Department says it’s releasing more than $5 billion in frozen grants
The grants fund a wide range of education programs, including migrant education, services for English language learners and adult education.
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What borrowers should know about student loan changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill
Now that President Trump has signed Republicans’ massive overhaul of the federal student loan program, we explain what’s set to change.
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Supreme Court says Trump’s efforts to close the Education Department can continue
The Trump administration had appealed a decision that had directed it to stop gutting the U.S. Education Department and to reinstate many of the workers the government had laid off.
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24 states sue Trump admin to unfreeze more than $6 billion in education grants
The lawsuit comes two weeks after the Trump administration first notified states it was withholding previously approved funds for migrant education, before- and after- school programs and more.
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Judge blocks Trump administration from closing the Education Department
The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March.
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Families say school civil rights investigations have stalled after federal cuts
The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights investigates discrimination in schools. It recently lost more than 40% of its staff.
