Eliminating the Department of Education could worsen racial inequities by cutting federal funding to poor schools.
Cynthia Denise Melvin, 59, pled guilty to stealing millions from the Department of Education in federal student loan aid.
The Department of Education took additional steps this week that effectively blocks affordable repayment plans and student loan forgiveness for millions of borrowers.
U.S. Rep. Dale Strong wants to abolish the Department of Education and send the money funding the agency back to the states. “The U.S. Department of Education is a failed process,” Strong said Thursday at Drake State Community and Technical College while participating in the National Association of Manufacturers 2025 Competing to Win Tour.
A Fayetteville woman pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud in connection with the theft of millions from the US Department of Education's federal student aid program, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
The U.S. Department of Education launched an online portal allowing parents to report what’s been going on in classrooms, the latest move of the Trump administration’s crackdown on DEI.  Read More
Ever since the new Trump administration took office, one of the federal departments on the proverbial chopping block has been the Department of Education.
The Department of Education removes applications for IDR and consolidation loans following a court ruling impacting student loan forgiveness.
President Santa Ono sent an email to community members about a letter U-M received from the DOE regarding the future of race-based programming.
Thank you for printing the op-ed by Paul Vallas, “What would it mean if US Department of Education is abolished?” (Feb. 13). In this piece, Vallas argues that many functions of the Department of Education could still be alive and well under other departments.