Department of Education, Trump

US Department of Education: Budget, employees and why Trump wants it shut down
U.S. President Donald Trump's stated goal of closing the Department of Education comes after a long Republican-led push to chip away at the agency's funding and influence.
Why Hasn’t Trump Already Closed the Department of Education?
Maybe because its support for students is popular with Republicans as well as Democrats. And because cutting that funding would blow a big hole in the budgets of red states.
5 Big Department Of Education Updates, And What Student Loan Borrowers Should Know
Here’s where things currently stand with the Department of Education, and what student loan borrowers and prospective college students should know.
Yes, you still have to pay your student loans if the Department of Education is eliminated, legal expert says—what borrowers should know
The president is reportedly drafting an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education. What that could mean for federal student loan borrowers.
How would the elimination of the Department of Education impact college students?
The proposed elimination of the Department of Education has questions about the continuation of grants and loans cropping up in college students’ minds.
Trump's Push to Eliminate the Department of Education Could Impact $1.6 Trillion in Student Loans and 4,100 Jobs
President Donald Trump's proposal to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education could have significant repercussions, potentially affecting critical programs like the $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio and funding for millions of students.
The Department of Education would move to Treasury under the Trump administration... and student loans?
Although the elimination of the Department of Education is not yet a reality, its budget cuts could create administrative and financial challenges for millions of borrowers.
MS public universities, colleges face defunding after U.S. Department of Ed sends out letter
The letter informs public institutions that assessments will take place to determine compliance with new interpretations of ...
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong: Abolish Department of Education, return money to states
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong wants to abolish the Department of Education and send the money funding the agency back to the states. ...
How will Louisiana schools be impacted if the Department of Education is cut?
Trump Administration making strides to either shrink or eliminate the U.S. Department of Education. Here's how Louisiana ...
Education Department letter threatens federal funding of any school that considers race in most aspects of student life
The Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter Friday threatening the federal funding of any academic institution ...
Education Department Investigates Maine for Allowing Men to Play in Women’s Sports after Trump’s Spat with Governor
The swift action follows President Trump’s back-and-forth with Governor Janet Mills over his executive order, ‘Keeping Men ...
Department of Education contract cuts spur ‘chaos and confusion’
More than a billion dollars of government contracts at the Department of Education has been cut, a move the Trump ...
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I Was the Department of Education’s Only Civil Rights Monitor in Alabama—Until DOGE Happened
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DOGE puts DEI on chopping block with termination of over $370M in education department grants
The Department of Government Efficiency revealed it slashed $370 million of spending toward diversity, equity, and inclusion ...