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A measuring tape with money over a background of a doctor, a teacher, engineers and a computer science professor.
A measuring tape with money over a background of a doctor, a teacher, engineers and a computer science professor.

ED Plans to ‘Harmonize’ Accountability Metrics

January 6, 2026

Department officials say they are creating a level playing field. Advocates and committee members say they are leaving students vulnerable.

Headshots of President Donald Trump, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Sen. Patty Murray
Headshots of President Donald Trump, Sen. Bill Cassidy, and Sen. Patty Murray

Congressional Republicans Look to Build on 2025 Higher Ed Reforms

January 5, 2026

Republicans achieved a key victory in passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and addressing a number of higher ed–related priorities last year. But more challenges loom in 2026.

Randi Weingarten stands at a podium talking animatedly
Randi Weingarten stands at a podium talking animatedly
Headshot of donor Stephen Ashley
Headshot of donor Stephen Ashley
Two adults at work looking at web code on a computer
Two adults at work looking at web code on a computer
Law enforcement officers escort students near the Barus and Holley engineering building at Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025.
Law enforcement officers escort students near the Barus and Holley engineering building at Brown University campus in Providence, Rhode Island, on December 13, 2025.
A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.
A group of people sit around a table at the Education Department. The agency’s seal is the background.

Consensus Reached on Workforce Pell, Earnings Test Looms

December 15, 2025

The committee will now move on to how to hold all programs accountable, and ED officials say they plan to create a level playing field, hinting at an overhaul of gainful employment.

First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.
First responders with the Providence Fire Department maneuver an empty stretcher near the Barus & Holley building, home to the engineering and physics departments and the site of a mass shooting, at Brown University on Dec. 13, 2025.

Brown Reels After Shooting

December 14, 2025

Police briefly detained a person of interest in connection with the violent incident that occurred in a campus building. He was released late Sunday.