The Latest Breaking News from Education Department

Where does student loan forgiveness stand? Borrowers wait anxiously on Biden

Kayla Camacho was halfway through her master’s degree when federal student loan payments were paused in March 2020.

Los Angeles Times · May 11, 2022

Commission of Inquiry hears teacher was given new position after being reported for sexually abusing student

When Rachel* was groomed and sexually abused by a high school teacher in Tasmania, she worked up the courage to report him. She later learned he was found not to have breached the state service code of conduct and had taken up another position.

ABC News · May 11, 2022

NYC public education leaders plan to open 2 virtual schools

NEW YORK — The New York City Education Department is planning to open two “virtual academies” to give public school students more opportunities to learn online.

Tribune News Service · May 10, 2022

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The Hindu · Apr 21, 2022

Feds: Thousands may have student debt that should be erased

A new federal report finds that record-keeping failures by the Education Department may have left thousands of Americans stuck with student debt that should have been forgiven

The Independent UK · Apr 20, 2022

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is taking further steps to ease the burden of student loans, but new actions announced Tuesday were well short of what many Democrats want to see.

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Biden administration moves to ease student loan debt burden - Roll Call

Changes are estimated to forgive student loans for 40,000 borrowers immediately, but some Democrats want Biden to go much farther.

Roll Call · Apr 19, 2022

What is the future for Queensland's flood-prone schools?

Seven weeks on from the rain bomb that flooded south-east Queensland, the state's worst-hit schools reopen for the start of term 2, but the focus has now turned to their long-term future.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

Education Department veterans return to class to keep the lights on during COVID absences

As you walk into the classroom this morning there may be a new face at the teacher's desk, with COVID-19 displacing many from the front line and departmental veterans recalled for face-to-face teaching.

ABC News · Apr 18, 2022

Jerrabomberra Public School enrolment area change scrapped after outcry, but new high school boundary will split community

Parents in the border town have welcomed the Education Department's about-face, but say the soon-to-be-opened high school must also accommodate their children.

ABC News · Apr 14, 2022