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Trump can slash Education Department’s civil rights staff, court rules

Trump can slash Education Department’s civil rights staff, court rules

Reuters Nate Raymond September 29, 2025 Summary 1st Circuit allows Trump administration to reduce Education Department’s civil rights staff Administration cited recent U.S. Supreme Court order in related litigation Judge Myong Joun called Supreme Court’s order ‘unreasoned’ Sept 29 (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Monday allowed the U.S. […]

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Linda McMahon: The Last Education Secretary?

Linda McMahon: The Last Education Secretary?

Real Clear Politics  Phillip Wegmann September 24, 2025 DETROIT — Linda McMahon dotes on students from a distance as she tiptoes between classrooms, dipping in just long enough to observe a bit of the lesson, whisper questions to the principal, and give the teacher an encouraging word. Class is just […]

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Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, after all − but other changes could complicate financial aid for some students

Trump isn’t cutting Pell Grants, after all − but other changes could complicate financial aid for some students

The Conversation  Jennifer L. Steele September 24, 2025 As an education researcher who has studied the economic returns of higher education, I know that college degrees remain cost-effective investments for most students. But college tuition has risen at roughly twice the rate of inflation during the past two decades, and federal student debt climbed 500% to US$1.6 trillion during that […]

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U.S. Department of Education Issues Denial of Access Letter to Harvard University for Its Continued Failure to Provide Admissions Data

U.S. Department of Education Issues Denial of Access Letter to Harvard University for Its Continued Failure to Provide Admissions Data

U.S. Department of Education  September 19, 2025 Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) issued a Denial of Access letter to Harvard University (Harvard), following Harvard’s continued refusal to provide documents and information as part of an OCR compliance review to determine if Harvard is illegally […]

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The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight

The Ed Department Hasn’t Even Begun to Fight

Inside Higher Ed Jonathan Helwink September 22, 2025 Thanks in part to Biden-era regulatory changes, the Trump administration has a powerful set of tools it could use to threaten institutional eligibility for federal student loans, Jonathan Helwink writes. Despite high-profile federal actions against universities like Columbia University; the University of […]

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