Is college worth the cost? Universities work to show the return on investment of a degree For many young Americans, deciding on college has become a complex choice The Independent UK · Oct 16, 2025
Staff overseeing $15 billion in special education funding is gutted by Trump’s shutdown layoffs: report An estimated 7.5 million students with disabilities will be impacted by the latest move The Independent UK · Oct 13, 2025
Trump officials reportedly consider selling student loan debt to private investors Experts say the move could eliminate the federal government’s power to cancel educational loans The Guardian - US · Oct 12, 2025
MIT rejects White House proposal to overhaul policies for preferential funding Other universities still mulling proposal while MIT’s president said it would compromise academic freedom The Guardian - US · Oct 10, 2025
Why Did WWE Fans Rage As Triple H And Stephanie McMahon Met Donald Trump For Cancer Mission? Triple H and Stephanie McMahon joined Donald Trump at the White House for a paediatric cancer initiative — but WWE fans weren't impressed. Discover what sparked the outrage. International Business Times UK · Oct 2, 2025
The government shutdown will halt some work at a diminished Education Department The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Trump administration The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025
Trump news at a glance: Shutdown a chance to ‘get rid of a lot of things we didn’t want’, says president Senate Democrats voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near certain path to a shutdown. Key US politics stories from 30 September 2025 The Guardian - US · Oct 1, 2025
Trump says $500m deal reached with Harvard to settle dispute US president says ‘Linda is finishing up the details’ but not clear whether university ready to announce agreement The Guardian - US · Sep 30, 2025
Donald Trump’s Education Secretary blasted by a new lawsuit over ‘unlawful’ student loan forgiveness delays Give us our loan forgiveness already. We Got This Covered · Sep 20, 2025
US high school students lose ground in math and reading, continuing yearslong decline A decade-long slide in high school students’ performance in reading and math persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic, with 12th graders’ scores dropping to their lowest level in more than 20 years The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2025
Be Best, bots: Melania Trump and tech CEOs discuss saturating US schools with AI Pivoting from her anti-bullying campaign, the US first lady has inaugurated a taskforce on AI and childhood education The Guardian - US · Sep 4, 2025
Trump’s education secretary Linda McMahon makes Long Island high school’s mascot a ‘top priority’ McMahon continues defense of New York schools fighting to hang onto indigneous names amid legal battles, lashing out at ‘woke ideologues’ The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2025
Education Department Plans To Transfer Some Student Loans Operated By This Servicer By Year's End — Here's What We Know The Education Department will begin shifting an unspecified number of federal student loans away from MOHELA to other servicers by year's end, according to recent correspondence between Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Benzinga · Aug 21, 2025
There is now a backlog of 27,000 student loan complaints at the Department of Education Tens of thousands of complaints from student loan borrowers about their lenders or schools have gone ignored as Trump seeks to gut the agency The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Trump orders colleges to prove they don't consider race in admissions President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum requiring colleges to prove they do not consider race in admissions
The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025 Trump signs action forcing universities and colleges to submit admissions data Move requires colleges and universities to prove they do not consider race in admissions
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Trump to make colleges prove they aren’t using race in admissions in latest anti-DEI order The Trump administration has cracked down on programs meant to benefit racial minorities since taking power in January
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Education Secretary Linda McMahon derailed by hacker’s clown music at conservative student event Former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, president of the Young America's Foundation, blamed the Chinese Communist Party and liberals for the interruptions
The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025 Trump Education Secretary’s speech interrupted with ‘corrupt billionaire’ audio and clown music Donald Trump’s education secretary was interrupted as the sound system at a national youth conservative conference in Washington DC was hacked on Wednesday (6 August).
The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025 US universities’ settlements with Trump ‘will only fuel his authoritarian appetite’ Experts say settlements worth hundreds of millions will further embolden US president’s use of ‘coercive tactics’
Bored Panda · Jul 25, 2025 “I Grew Up Watching That Guy”: People Are Stunned After Police Share Hulk Hogan’s Final Moments Police reveal more details of the events surrounding the passing of wrestling giant Hulk Hogan from cardiac arrest.
The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2025 Trump and Hulk Hogan forged a decadeslong bond based on wrestling, reality stardom and politics Donald Trump is mourning the death of his friend Hulk Hogan
Reason · Jul 24, 2025 Columbia's $200 Million Deal Will Placate Trump—for Now To reinstitute $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to implement plans to combat antisemitism and to appoint an independent monitor to oversee changes.
The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025 Trump’s freeze on $6 billion in education funds could lead to school closures, lawmakers warn School districts around the country have raised concerns that withholding federal funds may force some schools to close down
The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025 Civil rights work is slowing as Trump dismantles the Education Department, agency data shows Data from the Education Department shows the pace at which it resolves civil rights complaints has slowed as the Trump administration dismantles the agency