The unthinkable becomes reality: Higher ed in the wake of the Department of Education’s dismantling
The dismantling of the Department of Education is a moment of disruption, but also one of reinvention for higher education.
Trump’s education secretary may be asked to dismantle the Education Department. Here’s what it does
If Linda McMahon is confirmed as education secretary, President Donald Trump has said he wants the former wrestling executive to “put herself out of a job.”
What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans?
The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion portfolio of student loans.
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?
Will Razing the Education Department Imperil Girls?
I sat down with education advocates to discuss the Trump administration’s plans for the Education Department and how young women and girls enrolled in schools across the country could be affected by possibly shuttering the agency.
Trump wants to close Department of Education. How will it affect California?
The department says that education is “primarily a state and local responsibility” in America, and most funding and curricula development come from these levels. However, the department does provide federal dollars to California,
Expert explains what happens to student loan debt if Trump ends the Department of Education
Pamela Brown speaks to CNN correspondent René Marsh and Attorney Adam Minsky about President Trump’s efforts to end the Department of Education and what it could mean for people with student loan debt.
Trump's pick for education chief sketches a road map for dismantling the department
Linda McMahon sketched out how key functions of the Education Department could be carved up to achieve President Trump's goal of dismantling it.
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The Perils of Handing Off the Education Department’s Job to Other Regulators
Challenges like student financial aid and civil rights investigations in schools demand the specialized oversight of the ...
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Ed Department Mulls Replacing FAFSA Call Centers With AI
The Education Department is considering terminating its contracts for thousands of call center employees hired to answer families’ questions about federal student aid, and may replace them with an ...
The Horseshoe Politics of Higher Education
To be sure, many of the elites in the higher education biome remain ideologically divided, and they increasingly occupy ...
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Understanding the Department of Education’s Role in Higher Education
As efforts to eliminate the Department of Education mount, here are the biggest roles the organization plays in students' lives as they navigate college.
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Here’s What Linda McMahon, Nominee for Education Secretary, Had to Say About Higher Ed
She discussed dismantling the Education Department, investigating colleges over antisemitism and DEI, and increasing access ...
McMahon’s hearing for Education secretary will be unlike anything we have seen in a generation
Democrats express outrage over the nominees’ past statements, or policy positions, alarmed by what they have promised to do ...