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Senate Committee Approves Education Under Secretary Nominee

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to approve Nicholas Kent as under secretary of education...

Weekly Wisdom | Lumina Foundation President and CEO Jamie Merisotis

A decade-spanning journey of leadership on this #WeeklyWisdom episode featuring Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation.

 

People enter Harvard Yard through a gate.

Trump Administration Strips Harvard’s SEVP Certification

The government escalates its war with the university by withdrawing permission to host international students, who make up more than one-fourth of the head count.

The Department of education is being put back together in the style of a brick building.

Judge Orders Education Department Employees Reinstated

A federal judge ruled Thursday that the massive reduction in force at the department was tantamount to dismantling it, which only Congress can do. The Trump administration has already challenged the decision.

Ranking member Bernie Sanders sitting next to Chairman Bill Cassidy during a break in testimony.

At Senate Hearing, College Presidents Warn Against Pell Cuts

Leaders of Christian, historically Black and community colleges appeared before the Republican-controlled Senate committee. Democrats took the opportunity to argue against House GOP proposals, including cutting Pell.

US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon testifies before a House Subcommittee on Capitol Hill.

McMahon Plays Defense on the Hill

The education secretary sparred with congressional Democrats over sweeping cuts to her department at a fiery House committee hearing.

White House Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios delivers a speech in 2019.

Trump Adviser Blames ‘Scientific Slowdown’ on DEI, Red Tape

Science policy adviser Michael Kratsios wants private research funding to make up for the “diminishing returns” he says federal investments have yielded. But data shows that federal R&D continues to produce enormous value.

A line chart going up with the line becoming a question mark.

College Enrollment Continues to Climb, Nearing Recovery

Enrollments have grown for graduate schools, certificate programs and community colleges, but undergraduate numbers still remain behind pre-pandemic levels.