The Latest Breaking News from Department of Education

Will Biden's Student Loan Debt Cancellation Plan Hold Up in Court?

The president claims broad authority to act under a post-9/11 law.

Reason · Aug 25, 2022

Student loan sites crash after Biden announcement

Surge of interest overwhelms unprepared system

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2022

Student loan forgiveness: what you need to know about Biden’s plan

Who qualifies and how to apply for the forgiveness plan, and will the student loan payment freeze be extended?

The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022

Biden administration forgives $3.9 billion in student loans at ITT Technical Institute

The Department of Education announced Tuesday that it was putting forward another round of loan cancellations for former students of a closed for-profit college.

Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022

NI schools face further strikes in new term as teaching union ballots on industrial action

Teachers are demanding a rise in pay that is in keeping with inflation and reflects their contribution to society

Belfast Live · Aug 16, 2022

Integrated education in Northern Ireland: why progress is slow despite support

Support in Northern Ireland for integrated education – schools attended by both Protestant and Catholic children – is high. There are many factors behind this, including the view that separate schools perpetuate divisions and are an anachronism in an increasingly secularised society.

The Conversation · Aug 16, 2022

Policies that notify Virginia parents of ‘sexually explicit content’ in school materials are on the way

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia school boards have until the end of the year to adopt policies to inform parents if any instructional materials contain sexually explicit content, the latest step in the debate over what and how children should be taught.

Tribune News Service · Aug 14, 2022

Northern Ireland Education Minister urged to further increase school uniform grant as parents struggle with rising costs

It has emerged that some schools are charging as much as £600 for parents to buy branded uniforms

Belfast Live · Aug 9, 2022

Federal judge blocks Biden administration guidance on transgender students

A federal judge from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee on July 15, 2022, struck down a Department of Education order that aims to protect transgender students and workers from discrimination. 

Ballotpedia · Aug 4, 2022

Fears for safety of disabled student at Walgett Community College

The family of a severely disabled child, who is bound for a notoriously violent rural high school, fear a bump or knock could cost him his life.

ABC News · Aug 4, 2022