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The Latest Breaking News from the Education Department

Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here's what to know if you have student debt

The Treasury Department will take over the management of student loans whose borrowers are in default, according to a new agreement announced Thursday

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More than 9M student loan borrowers are in default as record numbers fall behind on payments

The Education Department’s total student loan portfolio stands at nearly $1.7 trillion

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Treasury Department taking over some student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled

The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department

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Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies

The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies

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Trump cut $168 million from school funding, leaving kids to return to schools gutted of key care programs

The programs cut affect more than just the students.

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Trump admin reveals first-of-its-kind funding data in elite college crackdown

The Education Department said that in 2025, colleges and universities received $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts.

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Everything to know about federal student loan repayment changes

Millions are behind on loan payments and at risk of default this year

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Trump team now working to save Native American mascots from schools that were told to remove them

Between 2022 and 2023, upwards of 16 schools altered their mascots, according to the National Congress of American Indians

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The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities

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Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default. Here is who is affected and how much they can take

Wage garnishment "is a scary concept since they can take 15% of after-tax income," Ashley Morgan, debt and bankruptcy attorney and owner of Ashley F. Morgan Law PC, told Fortune.

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What to Do If You Receive a Wage Garnishment Notice: A Checklist for Student Loan Borrowers

Student loan borrowers facing wage garnishment can explore multiple options to halt the process and take their debts out of default.

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Probes of racism in Lubbock schools have stalled under Trump

West Texas parents say racist incidents are going unchecked after the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights retreated from investigating schools.

The Texas Tribune

Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' programs list amid uproar

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”

The Independent UK

Trump administration moves to end student loan payment pause for millions. Here’s what it means for borrowers

Borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan will have to select new repayment options if the agreement is approved

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Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups

A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are pushing back against a Trump administration plan that could limit access to student loans in some cases

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Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ for college students

Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’

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What does shutting down the Education Department mean for schools across the US?

Schools will continue to receive federal funding without interruption, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said

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Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes

Tribal leaders and education advocates say the Education Department failed to meet a legal requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies

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The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

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Trump team moves to dismantle the Department of Education and shuttle offices to other agencies

Trump had campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, which would require approval from Congress

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Future of Special Education at Risk, Teachers Say, as Trump Moves to Cut Staff and Programs

Special education teachers fear the Trump administration’s funding cuts and layoffs will unravel progress for millions of students with disabilities.

The Independent UK

The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money

The government shutdown has cut off funds for some school systems that rely on federal money for the bulk of their budgets

Axios

Education Department sued over new student loan forgiveness rule

Employers must now "qualify" to for the PSLF under new rule.

The Independent UK

States and cities challenge Trump policy overhauling public service loan forgiveness

More than 20 Democrat-led states are challenging a new Trump administration rule designed to block nonprofit and government workers from a student loan cancellation program if federal officials conclude their employer has a “substantial illegal purpose.”

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If Trump Sells Your Student Loan Debt, Would That Help or Hurt You?

Approximately 45 million Americans owe, cumulatively, $1.6 trillion in student loan debt to the federal government. That’s a staggering amount of money. For context, America’s ballooning national debt -- the largest in the world -- is approximately $38 trillion.

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