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A photo of President Trump and Secretary of Education Linda McMahon: Trump holds up his signed executive order directing the dismantlement of the Department of Education. Both are smiling.

What Trump’s Proposed Budget Cuts Mean for Education, Research

Science research funding and programs that help students access college are on the chopping block as Trump aims to cut at least $163 billion.

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House Republicans Advance Plan to Upend Student Loans

Democrats argued that the bill has nothing to do with lowering college costs or wasteful spending and everything to do with funding tax cuts for the wealthy.

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House Bill Calls for Risk-Sharing, Sweeping Changes to Student Loan Program

The proposal is part of Republicans’ broader plan to pay for Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities.

Education Dept. Gives Penn 3 Demands After Finding Title IX Violation

The Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights said Monday that the University of Pennsylvania violated the gender-equity law Title IX...
A sign with the Education Department’s address stands next to the building.

Education Department to Restart Debt Collection on Defaulted Student Loans

About 25 percent of all borrowers have or will default on their student loans in the next few months, and another 35 percent are at least 60 days past due.

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What We’ve Learned So Far From Tracking Student Visa Data

More than 1,500 students from nearly 250 colleges have had their visas revoked, but who they are—and why they’ve been targeted—is still largely unknown.

NIH Appeals Block on Rate Change Proposal

The National Institutes of Health appealed a federal judge’s order blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to cut funding for indirect...
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GAO Calls for Federal Agencies to Do More to Close the SNAP Gap

Students have trouble accessing federal food benefits. Poor planning at the Ed Department and the Department of Agriculture aren’t helping, a new GAO report concluded.