Tag Archives: Department of Education

Shauneen Miranda President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education will be far easier said than done. As Trump seeks to redefine U.S. education policy, the complex logistics, bipartisan congressional approval and redirection of federal programs required make dismantling the department a challenging — not impossible …

Shauneen Miranda, Iowa Capital Dispatch The U.S. Department of Education said Wednesday it will use a phased rollout to launch the 2025-26 form to apply for federal financial student aid, which will make the application fully available two months later than usual. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid — …

Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th In the fall, the Department of Education will mark 45 years since its inception, but that anniversary could be its last if Donald Trump gets his way. The federal agency is one of several he’s vowed to slash if reelected president. “We’re going …

Jimmy William,s The Department of Education has unveiled a comprehensive proposal for student loan forgiveness, outlining an alternative path after the Supreme Court rejected President Biden’s initial plan for broad debt cancellation. The new approach aims to address financial hardship among federal student loan borrowers through a more bureaucratic administrative …

House Democrats warned that hundreds of thousands of teachers could lose their jobs if legislation advanced Friday by a Republican-controlled appropriations subcommittee becomes law. The panel’s draft Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies funding bill for the coming fiscal year calls for nearly $64 billion in total …

Nadra Nittle Originally published by The 19th Weeks after the Supreme Court blocked President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan in June, many borrowers on Friday received some welcome news about loan relief: The Department of Education announced that it will discharge $39 billion in federal student debt for about …

Jackie Llanos, Florida Phoenix In his latest move against the Biden administration, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that Florida has sued the U.S. Department of Education for attempting to block its plan to find another accreditation authority for state colleges and universities. Florida filed a 41-page complaint in the U.S. …

Ariana Figueroa, Pennsylvania Capital-Star The U.S. Department of Education unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would overhaul a federal student loan income-driven repayment plan, and, if implemented, could help millions of low-income borrowers. However, it’s unclear how the agency would be able to finance the program. Many student debt relief advocates …

Julia Conley, Common Dreams The Biden administration is conducting a first-of-its-kind federal investigation into book banning by a school district, stepping up its response to nationwide right-wing attacks on LGBTQ+ people and the libraries and schools that seek to create a welcoming environment for the community. The Office for Civil …

A change in the White House’s student loan forgiveness plan means millions of Americans no longer qualify. The Education Department announced Thursday it would no longer allow borrowers with privately held student loans to receive debt forgiveness. Previously, people with the loans – known as Perkins loans and Federal Family …

The Department of Education announced Tuesday it would discharge $3.9 billion in federal student loans that borrowers received to attend ITT Technical Institute (ITT). The Education Department’s latest round of automatic student debt forgiveness applies to federal loans used to attend ITT between Jan. 1, 2005 and its closure in September …

The Biden administration has moved to erase $5.8 billion in student debt for former students of the collapsed for-profit Corinthian Colleges chain. This is the largest single federal loan discharge in the history of the Education Department. It will result in 560,000 borrowers receiving full loan discharges. “Providing this targeted relief …

In addition to announcing an extension of the pause on federal student loan payments, the Department of Education also announced it would allow all borrowers with paused loans in default to receive a “fresh start” by returning them to good standing when payments resume. According to a statement the Department released, …

On Wednesday, Vice President Kamala Harris and the U.S. Department of Education announced that Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that have recently experienced bomb threats are eligible to apply for grant funds under the Project School Emergency Response to Violence (Project SERV) program. Project SERV provides short-term immediate funding …

On Wednesday, the White House and the U.S. Department of Education announced a 90-day extension of the pause on student loan repayment, interest, and collections through May 1, 2022. The extension will allow the Administration to assess the impacts of the Omicron variant on student borrowers and provide additional time …