U.S. Education Department

Senate Nomination Hearing Held For Linda McMahon To Be Secretary Of Education

At McMahon's confirmation hearing, it was the Education Department on trial

5:00am February 13, 2025

In her confirmation hearing, Linda McMahon handled tough questions from Democrats, and affirmed President Trump's plans to shrink, and potentially eliminate, the department.

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President Trump Looks To Dismantle Department Of Education

Trump administration targets Education Department research arm in latest cuts

9:11pm February 10, 2025

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is responsible for gathering data on a wide range of topics, including research-backed teaching practices and the state of U.S. student achievement.

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President-Elect Trump's Nominees For Upcoming Administration Meet With Lawmakers On Capitol Hill

Linda McMahon led WWE and the SBA. The U.S. Education Dept. may be next

5:00am February 08, 2025

McMahon has a limited background in education, and a long career as a business executive. She'd be stepping into an agency the president hopes to dissolve.

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A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do

6:45pm February 04, 2025

The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.

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Biden's education grades: F on FAFSA, an incomplete on student loan forgiveness

5:00am January 16, 2025

We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.

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Betsy DeVos, U.S. education secretary under President Trump.

How Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Will Be Remembered

5:58pm November 19, 2020

by Cory Turner

DeVos has been a loyal lieutenant to President Trump, a hero to school choice advocates and a villain to defrauded student loan borrowers.

American InterContinental University, a Career Education Corp. school, is seen in Los Angeles in 2004. CEC has entered into a half-billion dollar settlement with state attorneys general over recruitment practices.

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Nearly 180,000 Students Won't Have To Repay Loans From For-Profit Higher Ed Company

7:24pm January 03, 2019

by Ian Stewart

Under a settlement with state attorneys general, Career Education Corp. won't collect some $493 million. It also will be more transparent about the costs and benefits of its programs.