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Logan, 17 and a junior at Newton South High School, stands in his room in Newton, Mass. Logan was part of a program called Charting My Path, which helps students with disabilities prepare for life after high school. The Trump administration cancelled the program in February.

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DOGE abruptly cut a program for teens with disabilities. This student is ‘devastated’

by Cory Turner April 14, 2025April 14, 2025

The program, Charting My Path for Future Success, aimed to help teens with disabilities transition from high school to the real world. It abruptly ended when DOGE terminated its federal contract.

Kellen Hedler leads his fellow classmates at Frontier Elementary School near Oklahoma City. Kellen has Down syndrome, a genetic condition that causes a range of physical and developmental challenges.

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How the Education Department helps students with disabilities get an education

by Jonaki Mehta April 3, 2025April 3, 2025

Special education laws and the U.S. Department of Education have evolved together over nearly five decades. Now, the Trump administration seems to want to separate the two.

Eight million federal student loan borrowers are waiting for the courts to decide if their repayment plan is legal, while another 9 million are late on their payments and may be plunging toward default.

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6 things borrowers should know about federal student loans right now

by Cory Turner March 31, 2025March 31, 2025

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers’ biggest questions.

The campus of Yale University seen in New Haven, Conn. Yale is one of 45 colleges that are under investigation for allegedly engaging in "race-exclusionary practices."

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How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration

by Elissa Nadworny March 24, 2025March 24, 2025

For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it’s attracted the attention of the Trump administration.

The federal student loan portfolio – which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers – is currently overseen by the Education Department’s office of Federal Student Aid (FSA).

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Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, ‘special needs’

by Cory Turner March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

Demonstrators gather outside of the offices of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., on March 13 to protest against mass layoffs and budget cuts at the agency.

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Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department

by Cory Turner March 19, 2025March 19, 2025

The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department’s staff by half.

A view through the doors of the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, the day after the agency said it would lay off nearly half its staff.

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The Education Department is being cut in half. Here’s what’s being lost

by Cory Turner March 12, 2025March 13, 2025

The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.

A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7.

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U.S. Education Department switches to remote work amid talk of layoffs

by Cory Turner March 11, 2025March 11, 2025

The announcement further unsettled department employees who have spent the past several weeks anticipating sweeping staff cuts.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon leaves the House Chamber after President Donald Trump’s join address to Congress on Tuesday.

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Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

by Cory Turner March 5, 2025March 6, 2025

The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without congressional approval.

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Trump’s pick for secretary of education is Linda McMahon. Here’s what to know

by Jonaki Mehta February 13, 2025February 13, 2025

McMahon’s confirmation proceedings are likely to focus on how she would handle President Trump’s plans to dissolve the U.S. Education Department.