U.S. Education Department

Pro-Palestinian Protests Continue On US College Campuses

How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration

12:46pm March 24, 2025

For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration.

Biden Adminstration To Forgive Student Debt For Nearly 78,000 Public Sector Workers

Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs'

2:17pm March 21, 2025

The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight.

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Rally Held In Support Of Department Of Education And Schools

How the Education Department cuts could hurt low-income and rural schools

5:00am March 21, 2025

by Leila Fadel

With cuts to nearly all the staff at the Department of Education's primary data agency, low-income and rural schools may not get the federal funds they rely on in coming years.

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Trump signs order aiming to close the Education Department

11:07pm March 19, 2025

The Trump administration has already moved to cut the department's staff by nearly half.

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U.S. Department of Education Staff Layoffs

The Education Department is being cut in half. Here's what's being lost

5:27pm March 12, 2025

by Cory Turner

The U.S. Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, Institute of Education Sciences and Office of Federal Student Aid were especially impacted by the cuts announced on Tuesday.

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What parents, teachers and school choice groups think of Education Department cuts

3:56pm March 12, 2025

Teacher unions and some parent groups condemned the cuts, while school choice advocates celebrated them.

A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7.

U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff

5:06pm March 11, 2025

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

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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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Linda McMahon has been confirmed as Trump's secretary of education

6:42pm March 03, 2025

The White House has been clear that it intends to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, and that it will be McMahon's job to oversee that effort.

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Trump suspends the head of 'The Nation's Report Card'

1:50pm February 26, 2025

Peggy Carr, a federal official who leads one of the country's most extensive student testing programs, known as The Nation's Report Card, was placed on administrative leave.