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The Latest Breaking News from the Education Department

What Happens if the Department of Education Goes Away?

Most of what the department does would likely stick around, for better or for worse.

Reason

As Trump Threatens Columbia's Accreditation, the School Should Stop Trying To Placate Him

Education Secretary Linda McMahon said the school’s handling of campus antisemitism violated civil rights law and is grounds for revoking accreditation.

Reason

Black women "target" of Trump DEI purge

The president’s attack on diversity efforts has derailed the government careers of highly educated civil servants

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Trump administration threatens Columbia University’s accreditation

The Education Department accuses school of violating the Civil Rights Act and calls for its accreditor to take action.

Al Jazeera

Education Secretary Linda McMahon struggles with basic math when trying to add up proposed budget cuts

Secretary of Education nodded along as senator mistakenly said $1.58 million over 10 years was ‘over a trillion’

The Independent UK

Judge stops the dismantling of the Department of Education and orders rehiring of fired workers

President signed an executive order to ‘eliminate’ the department without congressional approval

The Independent UK

Student loans have been confusing lately. Here's a guide to know where you stand

Between collections resuming, courts challenging student loan programs and layoffs in the Education Department, borrowers might be confused about the status their student loans

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Harvard loses another $450 million in grants in escalating battle with Trump administration

President Donald Trump's administration is cutting another $450 million in grants to Harvard University a day after the Ivy League school pushed back against government allegations it’s a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism

The Independent UK

Harvard says it won't abandon ‘core’ principles to meet Department of Education demands

Harvard University has responded to threats from the Education Department to halt grant funding to the Ivy League school

The Independent UK

Federal judge orders Trump administration to unblock pandemic relief money for schools

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Education Department to undo a freeze on the last of the U.S. relief money given to schools to help their students recover academically from the COVID-19 pandemic

The Independent UK

Trump administration says 5.3 million student loan borrowers will have wages garnished this summer

Almost 200,000 borrowers have less than 30 days before their wages will be garnished.

Fortune

Trump administration says Harvard will receive no new grants until it meets White House demands

Harvard University will receive no new federal grants until it meets a series of demands from President Donald Trump’s administration, the Education Department announced Monday

The Independent UK

A crackdown on diversity programs is reshaping college graduation ceremonies

Some colleges are canceling graduation ceremonies that recognize individual cultures or groups

The Independent UK

Trump signs executive orders targeting colleges, plus schools' equity efforts

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them

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Head of NAACP disinvited from speaking to Texas state bar over suit against Trump administration

The State Bar of Texas has rescinded a speaking invitation to the NAACP’s president after the civil rights group challenged the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Education Department

Reason

Trump Administration To Restart Collections on Defaulted Student Loans

"Student and parent borrowers—not taxpayers—must repay their student loans," reads a press release from the Education Department.

Fortune

Millions of student loan borrowers brace for debt collectors starting in May

Collections are resuming for the first time in five years, and could bit everything from Social Security to tax refunds.

Texas Observer

A White School Officer Pepper-Sprayed and Kneed a Black Beaumont Student, Complaint Says. Will Feds Act?

Trump's gutting of the Education Department could stymie justice for 17-year-old Ja’Liyah Celestine.

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Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here's what to know for borrowers

Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections

The Independent UK

Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials said Monday

The Independent UK

A look at the universities with federal funding targeted by the Trump administration

Harvard University has joined the growing list of institutions targeted by the Trump administration for federal funding cuts

The Independent UK

The Latest: Global tariff battle escalates as China retaliates with 125% tariffs on US goods

China has announced that it will raise tariffs on U.S. goods from 84% to 125%

The Independent UK

Trump administration to refer Maine to Justice Department over transgender participation in sports

The deadline has arrived for Maine officials to reach a resolution with the U.S. Education Department over a finding that the state violated antidiscrimination laws by allowing transgender athletes to participate in girls’ sports

The Independent UK

Education Department withdraws from plan to address discipline disparities for Native students

The Education Department has withdrawn from an agreement to address disparities in discipline for Native American students at a South Dakota school system, saying it was wrongly rooted in efforts to promote diversity, equity and inclusion

The Independent UK

About $1.8 billion in federal money for Cornell and Northwestern are frozen, the White House says

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the U.S. government about paused federal funding even though the White House says more than $1 billion for Cornell and about $790 million for Northwestern have been frozen

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