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Lawmakers stand at a podium outside the Education Department building

Hill Dems Press Trump Over Plans to Dismantle Education Department

Standing outside the Education Department on Friday, a group of congressional Democrats said they had one question for acting education...

McMahon’s Financial Disclosure Forms Released

Linda McMahon has earned interest on millions of dollars in bonds issued to dozens of school districts, colleges, state boards...

Citing Trump Order, UNC System Ends DEI Course Requirements

North Carolina’s four-year public universities can no longer have in their general education requirements any mandated “course credits related to...
Bethesda campus of the National Institutes of Health with the main historical building (Building 1) at the focus. It is a sunny spring day.

‘Shortsighted’ and ‘Dangerous’: Colleges Warn of Budget Cuts After NIH Slashes Medical Research Funding

Federal officials said the change would save up to $4 billion. College leaders argue the cut will slow advances for millions of patients in need of critical breakthroughs.

Elon Musk with fists raised behind a podium at Trump's inauguration.

Is DOGE Digging Around in Student Data?

Elon Musk’s government efficiency office may have access to sensitive student information, raising alarms about privacy and threatening to throw the federal aid system into crisis.

Education Department Ends Internal ‘Gender Ideology’ Programs

The Department of Education is ordering an end to all spending and programs that “promote gender ideology,” according to an...
A sign with the Education Department's address stands next to the building

5 Ways the Education Department Affects Higher Ed

Momentum is building around plans to dismantle the department, but what does it actually do for colleges, universities and their students?

Hands grasp unsuccessfully at the bottom rung of a ladder

Interns Impacted by Hiring Freeze Left ‘In Limbo’

Thousands of students, some of whom received job offers last October, have lost federal internships, threatening their graduation plans and future careers.