Trump is changing the Department of Education. How is it affecting borrowers? The federal student loan system is a mess right now, as the courts consider what's legal and what's not. Meanwhile, the office that oversees the student loan program has had its staff cut by half. Cory Turner
Politics and change: Why Seattle Public Schools' superintendent is stepping down When Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones announced he’s leaving the district this fall, he said the decision came from a desire to spend time with family. Sami West
How the Ph.D. Project, and 45 colleges, became a target of the Trump administration For about 30 years, the Ph.D. Project has supported students from underrepresented groups who are earning doctoral degrees in business. Now, it's attracted the attention of the Trump administration. Elissa Nadworny
What we know about the case of detained Georgetown professor Badar Khan Suri The Indian national and postdoctoral fellow is the latest scholar detained or deported by the Trump administration for speaking in support of Palestinian rights or criticizing Israel's actions in Gaza. Jaclyn Diaz
Trump says Education Department will no longer oversee student loans, 'special needs' The president said federal student loans would move to the Small Business Administration, and hinted that the Department of Health and Human Services would take over special education oversight. Cory Turner
Former Tennessee education official discusses order to dismantle Education Department NPR's A Martinez speaks with Kevin Huffman, a former Tennessee commissioner of education, about President Trump's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. A Martínez
Washington schools chief blasts 'cruel chaos' of Trump's order to eliminate the Department of Education Washington state’s top education official is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s long-awaited executive order calling for the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education. Sami West
Trump suspends $175 million in funding to University of Pennsylvania over trans athletes The University of Pennsylvania found itself at the center of the trans athlete debate when one of its trans students won a series of events during the 2022 swim season. Alana Wise
Trump signs executive order aiming to close the Education Department President Trump has signed an executive order calling on U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon "to take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure [of] the Department of Education and return education authority to the States." Cory Turner
Harvard will be free for students whose families make $100,000 or less The expanded financial aid plan will also offer free tuition to families that make $200,000 or less. The move comes after affirmative action was barred from the admissions process. Manuela López Restrepo
