education department

'What did I say in class today?': Teachers feel watched under Trump's anti-DEI push

4:09am April 10, 2025

by Leila Fadel

An Idaho teacher was told by her principal to take down an "Everyone is welcome here" poster in her classroom. It's a symptom of President Trump's crackdown on discussions of inclusivity in schools.

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Trump Signs Executive Order Intending To Abolish Education Department

NPR speaks to a former education secretary about dismantling the department, arrests

5:00am March 28, 2025

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with former Education Secretary John B. King Jr. about the dismantling of the education department and recent arrests of international scholars.

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Closing Education Department puts 'American competitiveness' at risk, expert warns

4:24am March 21, 2025

by A Martínez

The Trump administration plans to gut the Education Department office that measures student success. An education expert says this could hurt American competitiveness in the long run.

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Trump prepares order dismantling the Education Department

11:41pm March 05, 2025

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

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Former President Trump Addresses International Christian Media Convention

Republicans' love/hate relationship with the Education Department

6:00am February 24, 2025

President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.

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Schools, colleges have 2 weeks to ban DEI. An education expert warns it won't be easy

4:09am February 19, 2025

by Leila Fadel

The Department of Education told schools to stop DEI efforts or risk losing federal dollars. The president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation warns it won't be quick and easy.

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U.S. education policy is at a crossroads. This congressional hearing shows why

5:00am February 07, 2025

by Cory Turner

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.

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Department of Education building, Washington, D.C.

Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department

11:24pm February 03, 2025

While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.

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Trump picks business executive Linda McMahon to lead the Education Department

9:52pm November 19, 2024

McMahon is a professional wrestling business magnate and co-chair of President-elect Donald Trump's transition team. She has limited experience working with K-12 public schools.

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Since the new FAFSA launched on Dec. 30, 2023, the form has only been available for short periods of time. That changed this week. On Tuesday, the U.S. Education Department said applicants will now have 24-hour access.

The rollout for the updated FAFSA application has been delayed — again

4:55am August 08, 2024

by Ayana Archie

The availability of last year's application, and subsequently students' aid packages, was delayed several times while the Department of Education worked to update the form.