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States sue over graduate loan caps, warning healthcare shortages could worsen
politics7 days ago

States sue over graduate loan caps, warning healthcare shortages could worsen

A coalition of 25 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Education Department over new graduate student loan caps, arguing the limits will worsen the health care workforce shortage. They contend the department overstepped its authority by applying a narrow definition of “professional degrees,” which could push students toward private loans or force them to delay or abandon advanced training. The Education Department defends the caps as a means to lower costs and incentivize lower tuition, while critics note nursing and other fields are affected, and some lawmakers seek to overturn the rule via the Congressional Review Act.

via The Washington Post|
#education-department#graduate-student-loans#healthcare-shortage
education-policy21 days ago

Federal probe targets Smith College over transgender admissions

The U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights has opened a Title IX investigation into Smith College to determine whether the private women’s college violated sex-discrimination rules by admitting transgender women, a move tied to ongoing Republican-led efforts to limit transgender rights in education; Smith has admitted transgender women since 2015, reflecting broader shifts in some women’s colleges toward more inclusive admissions.

via Politico|
#education-department#education-policy#investigation
politics1 month ago

Epstein Files Spotlight Power Politics Behind Title IX Rule

Newly released Justice Department files show Jeffrey Epstein helping Lawrence Krauss navigate a sexual-harassment probe and counseling him on how the Trump administration’s planned Title IX rule could shield universities from aggressive investigations. The disclosures underscore how powerful figures discussed reforming the college-sexual-misconduct framework to favor due process, a stance critics say harmed survivors. As Biden-era rules faced attempts to be scrapped, advocates argue the Epstein correspondence reinforces concerns about the Trump rule’s anti-survivor bias, while the Education Department maintains its approach and Krauss denies misconduct. The episode comes amid ongoing disputes over enforcement gaps and the process of finalizing or overturning Title IX regulations.

via Politico|
#education-department#epstein#krauss
politics2 months ago

Trump administration tightens campus voting rules, fueling youth turnout fears

The Education Department is tightening how colleges support student voting, barring use of federal work-study funds for voter registration activities and urging schools to limit which students receive registration materials, while launching probes into data-sharing from the Tufts NSLVE study. Critics say the moves aim to suppress youth turnout ahead of a closely watched midterm, even as Republicans push a broader elections bill and turnout data show college students vote at higher rates than the overall 18- to 29-year-old group.

via Politico|
#colleges#education-department#politics
policy2 months ago

Treasury to Take Charge of Federal Student Loans in a 3-Phase Plan

Education officials unveiled a three-phase plan to gradually transfer the roughly $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio from the Education Department to the Treasury, starting with defaulted loans, then non-defaulted loans, and finally program enforcement, aiming for a seamless transition but drawing questions from critics about oversight and potential red tape.

via Politico|
#default-loans#education-department#interagency-agreement
Treasury to Manage Defaulted Federal Student Loans Amid Education Department Restructuring
government2 months ago

Treasury to Manage Defaulted Federal Student Loans Amid Education Department Restructuring

The Education Department will transfer its roughly $1.7 trillion federal student aid portfolio to the Treasury, which will handle defaulted loan collections and, in a later phase, administer FAFSA, as part of interagency moves critics say amount to dismantling the department. Officials say the changes aim to fix long‑standing mismanagement and improve programs without requiring borrowers to take action, while unions and lawmakers warn of confusion and higher costs amid staff cuts and ongoing servicer performance concerns.

via Federal News Network|
#defaulted-debt#education-department#federal-student-aid
policy3 months ago

Trump Admin Rejigs Education Dept, Shifting Safety and Foreign Funds to HHS and State

The Trump administration announced a plan to dismantle parts of the Education Department by moving school-safety and student-mental-health programs to Health and Human Services and transferring oversight of foreign gifts and contracts to higher education to the State Department, a move that drew bipartisan skepticism in Congress while officials said funding should remain stable and not disrupt ongoing programs.

via Politico|
#education-department#foreign-funding#hhs
politics3 months ago

Trump ups the ante in Harvard feud with a $1B damages claim

President Trump escalates his dispute with Harvard University by seeking $1 billion in damages over the school’s handling of campus antisemitism, part of a broader federal pressure campaign that has frozen billions in federal funding, threatened the university’s tax-exempt status, and aimed to limit enrollment of international students. Harvard has sued to reinstate federal research money and protect international students, while negotiations continue amid scrutiny of 60 universities for campus antisemitism issues; the case could influence how colleges respond to federal probes.

via Politico|
#antisemitism#donald-trump#education-department
ATC Pay Raise Highlights FY26 Minibus as Ed Budget Stays Flat
government4 months ago

ATC Pay Raise Highlights FY26 Minibus as Ed Budget Stays Flat

Congressional appropriators released a four-bill FY2026 minibus covering Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, HHS, Education, Transportation and HUD, moving toward a full-year budget before Jan 30. Highlights include $1.58B for the FAA and a 3.8% pay raise for air traffic controllers (contingent on efficiency gains), a flat Education Department budget around $79B, maintained or increased HHS/SAMHSA funding, a $15B SSA admin budget, and targeted staffing cuts at Transportation and HUD framed by Republicans as 'right-sizing,' while small agencies stay funded.

via Federal News Network|
#air-traffic-control#appropriations#education-department
politics4 months ago

Senate Advances Broad Spending Minibus to Avert Shutdown

The Senate is set to approve a three-bill appropriations package funding EPA, NASA, Energy, Justice, Interior, Commerce and related agencies to avert a Jan. 30 government shutdown, sending it to President Trump after House passage; other fast-moving talks include a planned $15 billion second round of farm aid, a fight over Education Department interagency transfers, ongoing FEMA reform discussions, and a postponed crypto bill markup after Coinbase opposition.

via Politico|
#appropriations#education-department#funding