The Latest Breaking News from the Department of Education

4 Ways This New Government Policy Could Hit Your Paycheck

A new government policy could impact your paycheck—here are 4 ways it might affect your take-home pay and what you can do to prepare.

GOBankingRates · Aug 28, 2025

3 Things Student Loan Borrowers Can Expect Now That Interest on SAVE Plans Have Resumed

Interest is back on SAVE student loan plans—here are 3 key changes borrowers should expect and how they could impact your monthly payments.

GOBankingRates · Aug 27, 2025

University president fires back at Trump’s education department for demanding his apology

An attorney representing Gregory Washington argued that an apology would open the university up to legal backlash

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 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

Trump has promised to eliminate funding to schools that don’t nix DEI work – but half of the states are not complying

It’s been about six months since the U.S. Department of Education sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to all schools that receive federal funding, warning them that they could risk losing this money if they promote what the department calls “pervasive and repugnant” racial preferences.

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2025

Pete Buttigieg says Democratic Party’s attachment to two words handed Trump the White House in 2024

Joe Biden’s transportation secretary says it’s ‘wrong to imagine that we should have just kept everything going along the way it was’ or to dismantle everything Republican president is now doing

The Independent UK · Jul 28, 2025

‘It would destroy me’: fear of student loan default haunts US borrowers

The Trump administration has ended the pandemic-era pause on repayments, leaving many facing colossal debts

The Guardian - US · Jul 28, 2025

Analysis shows 257% rise in girls severely absent from school

Charities say more support for girls in schools is needed

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 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 23, 2025

AI tracked down nearly 80,000 'ghost students' trying to enroll in California colleges

“The only answer for a bad guy with AI is a good guy with AI,” said Kiran Kodithala, whose AI platform is front-and-center in California’s fight against education fraud.

Fortune · Jul 23, 2025