Education Next Frederick Hess April 7, 2025 Why are colleges in such a perilous position? Ask a Chevron executive. America’s brand-name universities have become high-profile targets for Trump 2.0. Columbia University is being pummeled. The University of Pennsylvania has been hit with $175 million in sanctions. Harvard and Princeton are […]
Education Week Brooke Schultz April 8, 2025 The education secretary told an audience of ed-tech entrepreneurs she wants to empower states to use best practices to improve schools Education Secretary Linda McMahon defended the Trump administration’s deep cuts to the U.S. Department of Education on Tuesday by saying it’s time […]
Inside Higher Ed Josh Moody April 9, 2025 A Heritage Foundation event on Tuesday emphasized the need for reform in higher education. A Department of Education speaker touched on how Trump is forcing change. WASHINGTON, D.C.—With the Trump administration taking special aim at higher education, conservative policymakers and college leaders […]
Diverse Walter Hudson April 4, 2025 Two prominent education policy organizations filed a federal lawsuit against Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and the Department of Education, challenging what they describe as the unlawful dismantling of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES). The Association for Education Finance and Policy (AEFP) and […]
Thompson Coburn Tres Cleveland , Brandt Hill , Lorrie Hargrove , Evan Moltz , Anna S. Knouse April 4, 2025 Thompson Coburn’s Higher Education Litigation Summary is your resource for legal updates on key rulings and ongoing cases shaping the higher education sector. This installment covers updates related to Gainful Employment, the Bare Minimum Rule, BDR, Student Loan […]
Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott April 4, 2025 The Education Department will kick off the lengthy rule-making process later this month with a pair of hearings. The department is planning to consider regulatory changes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, income-driven repayment plans and “other topics that would streamline […]
The Hill Lexi Lonas Cochran and Zach Schonfeld March 31, 2025 The Trump administration’s request for the Supreme Court to intervene in a fight over federal teacher development grants has elevated an expanding series of legal battles implicating the administration’s sweeping shifts in education policy. More than 20 lawsuits have been filed, […]
The Register Guard Miranda Cyr March 28, 025 Undocumented students at Oregon and California higher education institutions will no longer be able to receive services through a federally funded program following a revocation from the Donald Trump administration. The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is revoking waivers that […]
Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox March 28, 2025 The Trump administration has revoked more than 300 international students’ visas in the past three weeks, according to reporting from Axios. Yesterday two Ph.D. students with revoked visas were detained by immigration agents and now await deportation: an Iranian student at the University of […]
UB University Business Alcino Donadel March 25, 2025 Enrollment in trade schools has significantly increased since the pandemic, and it’s only expected to continue over the next decade, according to a new report from Validated Insights. Newly collected data from the higher education marketing agency reveals that new enrollment from 2020 to […]