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Graduates attend Tennessee State University's commencement ceremony in Nashville on May 7, 2022. Under a new repayment plan, millions of student loan borrowers will see their monthly repayment amounts cut in half or more.

You could still be eligible for student loan forgiveness under this plan

1:33pm July 14, 2023

The Supreme Court may have struck down a sweeping plan for student loan debt forgiveness, but under President Biden's new income-driven repayment plan, SAVE, borrowers stand to pay thousands less.

Education

Guilford County Schools receives federal grant to support mental health services

4:20pm January 12, 2023

by Amy Diaz

Guilford County Schools will receive $14.8 million from the U.S. Department of Education for school-based mental health services.

President Biden on Tuesday pardoned three people and shortened the prison terms of 75 more.

Biden takes his first actions on clemency with 3 pardons and 75 commutations

8:07pm April 26, 2022

by Ayana Archie

Tuesday's pardons and commutations are part of a broader White House effort to make the criminal justice system more fair – a goal Biden made part of his 2020 presidential campaign.

Education

Guilford County Schools Leader Under Consideration For Education Secretary

4:05pm December 21, 2020

by Keri Brown

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos speaks to reporters about the coronavirus at the White House in March.

States Sue Education Department Over Allocation Of Pandemic Funds To Schools

9:10pm July 07, 2020

by Scott Neuman

Five states and the District of Columbia have accused the Trump administration of trying to unlawfully divert COVID-19 relief funds from public schools to private schools.

Harkness Tower on Yale University's campus in 2016. The Department of Education said Yale failed to disclosed a total of $375 million in foreign money.

Education

Harvard, Yale Accused Of Failing To Report Hundreds Of Millions In Foreign Donations

4:37pm February 13, 2020

The Ivy League schools have been singled out in a federal crackdown on institutions of higher learning for allegedly not reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign donations.

Education

UNCG Education Program Receives Federal Grant To Serve Students In The Southeast

11:42am November 05, 2019

by Neal Charnoff

A UNC Greensboro education research center has been awarded a $15.6-million federal grant.

Texas Tech Medical School To End Use Of Race In Admissions

8:43pm April 09, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The decision is a victory for the Trump administration's efforts to pressure schools to abandon affirmative action policies still allowed by the Supreme Court.

Gavin Grimm is the plaintiff in a case scheduled to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court in March. Grimm sued the school board in Gloucester, Va., after it passed a rule barring transgender students from using school restrooms that match their gender i

Some Teachers, Principals And Students Condemn Trump Transgender Policy

6:59pm February 23, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Supporters say it was wrong to force local schools to allow transgender students to choose which bathroom to use. Critics say rescinding that policy empowers those who harass transgender kids.

Education Secretary nominee Betsy DeVos arrives with former Sen. Joe Lieberman (right) and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., before testifying on Capitol Hill on Tuesday at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

At DeVos' Confirmation Hearing, Questions Of Choice, Charters And 'Other Options'

11:32pm January 17, 2017

by Cory Turner

President-elect Trump's pick for education secretary faced tough questions during her Senate confirmation hearing. She maintained her strong support for school choice and free-market solutions.