The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Education

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, as a Missouri-created student loan agency helped six conservative-led states dash the hopes of millions of Americans hoping to be relieved of up to $20,000 of their debt.

Multiple federal court decisions have frozen key portions of Ron DeSantis’ campaign against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in recent weeks, complicating the Florida governor’s efforts to present himself as a conservative champion with a track record of winning cultural battles over LGBTQ causes.

The announcement that funding was being made available was made on Thursday.

If it passes, the proposed debt deal would set the date for federal student loan repayments to resume. The pause's end will affect some 43 million borrowers, but, in effect, it's not a big change.

Flinders Island only has one childcare facility and it's full. That's affecting the whole community, forcing some parents to confront the possibility of leaving altogether.

Charter school enrollment more than doubled since 2010.

Forsyth County Schools didn't spell out its criteria to students, the Department of Education says, leaving the impression that diverse authors and characters were excluded.

Analysis from the Government Accountability Office found key differences between charter schools that did and did not receive special grants.

The lawsuit claims that the pause has cost taxpayers "$160 billion and counting."