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The Latest Breaking News from the Education Department

Helping teachers learn what works in the classroom − and what doesn’t − will get a lot harder without the Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences

The future of the Institute of Education Sciences, the nonpartisan research arm of the Education Department, is suddenly in jeopardy. The Department of Government Efficiency, a Trump administration task force led by Elon Musk, has announced plans to cancel most of the institute’s contracts and training grants.

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Will Trump Try To Shut Down the Department of Education?

While Trump can't dissolve the department by executive action, getting rid of it through legislation is still a good idea.

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DOGE cuts $900 million from agency that tracks American students' academic progress

A federal research office that tracks the progress of America’s students is being hit with almost $900 million in cuts after Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency found no need for much of its work

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Elon Musk, DOGE Team's Access To Sensitive Student Loan Data Raises Alarms: What's At Risk?

Democrats and student loan borrowers worry this access may violate federal privacy laws. However, even if the access was unlawful, borrowers were unlikely to see any relief.

International Business Times

Labor unions sue to block DOGE access to sensitive information at US agencies

A coalition of labor unions filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal court to stop Elon Musk’s team from accessing private data at the Education Department, the Treasury Department and the Office of Personnel Management

The Independent UK

University Students File Lawsuit to Stop DOGE Access to Department of Education Data

University students sue the Education Department, alleging it unlawfully gave DOGE access to sensitive financial aid data in violation of federal privacy laws.

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Why does Trump want to abolish the Education Department? An anthropologist who studies MAGA explains 4 reasons

“And one other thing I’ll be doing very early in the administration is closing up the Department of Education.”

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Trump Administration Investigates Civil Rights Violations In Transgender Athletics

The Trump administration investigates civil rights violations over transgender athlete policies in educational and athletic settings.

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San Jose State and Penn face inquiries in Trump crackdown on transgender athletes

The Education Department says it is investigating potential civil rights violations at two universities and a high school sports league that allowed transgender athletes to compete on women’s teams

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Trump To Defund Department Of Education; DOGE Crackdown Puts Many Employees on Leave

The draft order acknowledges that only Congress has the power to shut down the department, so it directs the agency to start reducing its size. The official said the public announcement may happen later this month.

International Business Times

Trump administration opens antisemitism inquiries at 5 colleges including Columbia and Berkeley

The Trump administration is opening new investigations into allegations of antisemitism at five U.S. universities including Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley

The Independent UK

Many colleges are settling antisemitism cases. Some Republicans blast 'toothless' agreements

Many colleges accused of tolerating antisemitism on their campuses have been settling with federal civil rights investigators in the weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, who urged a tougher response to campus protests against the war in Gaza

The Independent UK

Biden Scraps Two Student Loan Forgiveness Plans: What Borrowers Must Know

Due to operational issues, the Biden administration has abandoned two important efforts to reduce student debt, depriving millions of Americans of anticipated financial aid.

International Business Times

Biden Withdraws Student Loan Cancellation Plans, Focuses On Repayment

Biden halts student loan cancellation initiative to prevent Trump's alterations, focusing on alternative relief measures.

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US civil rights probe faults Philadelphia school district over handling of antisemitism reports

Federal education officials say the Philadelphia school district failed to show it protected Jewish students from harassment despite “repeated, extensive notice” that students, teachers and administrators were engaging in antisemitic behavior

Reason

Wait, This Year's FAFSA Actually Works?

After a year of glitchy chaos, the Department of Education may have finally gotten its act together.

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FAFSA Form Opens Smoothly For College Financial Aid Applications

FAFSA form opens smoothly after delays, aiming for Dec. 1 release. Over 140,000 students tested successfully.

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What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon oversaw an enterprise that popularized the “takedown” for millions of wrestling fans. But as President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, the Trump loyalist may be tasked with taking down the very department Trump has asked…

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Trump's Education Agenda: Changes And Challenges Ahead

President-elect Trump's plans to reform the Department of Education and its implications for federal funding and educational policies.

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The Clock Is Running Out for Student Loan Forgiveness

With only months left in his term, Biden wants to forgive the loans of nearly eight million borrowers experiencing "hardship."

Reason

Biden Thinks He Found a Student Loan Loophole

Is this latest attempt at student debt forgiveness a serious policy or a pre-election ploy?

The Independent UK

The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers

A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago

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Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Plan Moves Forward Amid Legal Challenges

Updates on legal challenges to President Biden's student loan debt cancellation plan and its potential impact on millions of borrowers.

The Independent UK

Biden's student loan cancellation free to move forward as court order expires

President Joe Biden’s latest attempt at student loan cancellation is free to move ahead, at least temporarily, after a judge in Georgia sent a legal challenge to Missouri

International Business Times

GOP-led States Sue Education Dept. To Block Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Several states sued the Education Department to prevent it from implementing billions-worth of student-loan forgiveness.

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