Department of Education
The government is using an old list of “professional degrees” like medicine and law to set new student loan limits. Programs not on the list, such as nursing, would get much smaller loans starting in 2026, which could make those programs harder to afford. What is considered a ‘professional degree’? The term explained.
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-held goal of some conservatives. He criticized the agency for “breath-taking failures” and pledged to return its funding to individual states. The decision is already facing legal challenges aimed at blocking the agency’s closure and […]
Donald Trump has made the elimination of perceived “wokeness” in education a central goal. His proposed policies include banning lessons on gender identity and structural racism, abolishing diversity offices, and prohibiting transgender athletes in girls’ sports. Trump plans to use federal funding as leverage, threatening to cut money from schools that do not comply with […]
The Rochester City School District (RCSD) announced public hearings to address six schools identified as “Receivership schools” under the New York State Department of Education’s Comprehensive Support and Improvement (CSI) model. Receivership schools must show significant improvements in student achievement, and superintendents are granted increased authority to manage these schools. The six schools include School […]
Over the past three months, 30 historically black colleges and universities across the country have been targeted with bomb threats, and the White House has announced that they’d be eligible for special Department of Education grants. Dietra Trent, who leads the White House’s efforts to support HBCUs, stated: “The bomb threats against HBCUs, particularly concentrated […]
Governor Cathy Hochul announced that New York State will be Creating a center that will be teaching mental health education in public and private schools. There will $2.5 million in funding for training and technical assistance. Students from grades K-12 will be educated on mental health as a part of Youth mental well-being program. To […]
Good news for those with student loan debt, the Department of Education announced that federal student loan payments will remain on pause through the end of January. The payments were set to resume in October. Thanks to the CARES Acts, then from former President Donald Trump, former Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, and President Biden, loan […]
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