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Trump, Education Department

Understanding Trump’s Dismantling of the Education Department—and What’s At Stake

The Trump Administration can push through with its plans to dismantle the Department of Education after the Supreme Court allowed it to continue laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

CNN on MSN · 8d

Here’s what could happen as Trump works to dismantle the Department of Education

The Department of Education began sending notices to employees that it plans to resume shrinking the department after the Supreme Court said on Monday that President Donald Trump could carry out mass layoffs.

USA TODAY on MSN · 3d

Trump just made it harder to close the Education Department

Under the law, there's one person ultimately responsible for carrying out those directives: Education Secretary Linda McMahon. Her entire department will be required to mobilize its depleting resources to execute the wishes of Congress and the president. That dynamic puts Trump in an awkward position.

Trump, Student loan

Newsweek on MSN · 1d

Student loans: Trump admin issues update impacting millions of borrowers

The pause impacts millions seeking relief under one of the last remaining federal income-driven repayment options not blocked by legal challenges.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Trump administration pauses student loan forgiveness

The Education Department suspended an income-driven program that allows borrowers to get their balance erased after 20 to 25 years of payments.

Business Insider on MSN · 10h

Trump paused student-loan forgiveness for nearly 2 million borrowers on income-based repayment plans

Trump's Department of Education said it is temporarily pausing student-loan forgiveness under IBR plans to comply with ongoing court orders.

Trump, UNESCO

Reuters on MSN · 18h

Trump pulls US out of UN cultural agency UNESCO for second time

President Donald Trump has decided to pull the United States out of the "woke" and "divisive" U.N. culture and education agency UNESCO, the White House said on Tuesday, repeating a move he took in his first term that was reversed by Joe Biden.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

What is UNESCO? What to know as Trump withdraws US from program again

The U.S. is once again withdrawing from the United Nations' UNESCO program with the Trump administration labeling the organization as "woke."

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Trump Administration Withdraws From UNESCO Again, Only 2 Years After US Rejoined

The decision to pull U.S. funding and participation from UNESCO comes two years after the Biden administration rejoined following a controversial, five-year absence that began during President Donald Trump’s first term.

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Trump administration violated law in delaying US Head Start education funding, GAO report finds

The Trump administration's temporary freeze on federal funds for the Head Start early education program for low-income ...

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The Department of Education has paused certain student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know

The US Department of Education has halted the cancellation of student loans in Income-Based Repayment plans, prompting ...

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Supreme Court allows Trump to fire members of product safety agency

A judge had reinstated three members of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a federal agency Congress set up to be ...

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Trump’s freeze on $6 billion in education funds could lead to school closures, lawmakers warn

Trump’s freeze on $6 billion in education funds could lead to school closures, lawmakers warn - School districts around the country have raised concerns that withholding federal funds may force some s ...

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Education Department investigating five universities over DACA scholarships discrimination

The Department of Education announced on Wednesday new investigations into five universities over Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals scholarships, which the agency argued are discriminatory. The ...

Trump’s AI order steers straight into one of DC’s biggest arguments

The plan strongly echoes talking points from conservatives over the past five years, from Elon Musk to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas ...

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Two big cases underway over Trump's higher education policy. Here are the key takeaways

Hearings in cases over Trump's efforts to deport protesters and pull Harvard's federal funding were both held in a Boston ...

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Harvard argues the government is in violation of the First Amendment. Trump’s team frames the lawsuit as a contract dispute

Harvard University was back in court Monday for a major hearing in its funding fight case against the Trump administration, ...

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