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The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, on Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026

December 23, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

Millions of borrowers are considered in default, meaning they are 270 days past due on their payments. The department must give borrowers 30 days notice before their wages can be...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is photographed in Washington, Dec. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

The Education Department is dismantling. Here’s what that means.

November 19, 2025 at 8:45 a.m.

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his...

FILE – The U.S. Department of Education building is seen in Washington, Nov. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, file)

How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Department

October 1, 2025 at 8:41 a.m.

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.

Students build a dragon out of LEGO bricks during class at Lively Elementary on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, in Irving, Texas. (AP Photo/Ronaldo Bolaños)

The gender gap in math widened in the pandemic. Schools are trying to make up lost ground.

September 7, 2025 at 9:41 a.m.

Efforts to close the gap between boys and girls in STEM classes are picking up after losing steam nationwide during the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic. Schools have extensive work...

FILE – The Kennedy Center is seen Aug. 13, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump names Stallone and Kiss for Kennedy Center Honors and says he’ll host the awards show

August 13, 2025 at 3:26 p.m.

As the new chairman of the Kennedy Center, President Donald Trump named as country music star George Strait, “Rocky” actor Sylvester Stallone, singer Gloria Gaynor, the rock band Kiss and...

People visit the Smithsonian Museum of American History on the National Mall in Washington, April 3, 2019. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

White House orders a review of exhibits at Smithsonian museums ahead of nation’s 250th birthday

August 12, 2025 at 8:02 p.m.

The White House is ordering a wide-ranging review of the Smithsonian museums and exhibitions ahead of the country’s 250th birthday with a goal of aligning the institution’s content with President...

FILE – Education Secretary Linda McMahon speaks during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools

July 25, 2025 at 5:39 p.m.

The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Friday.

Education Secretary Linda McMahon, talks to her staff as they wait on the North Lawn of the White House for a TV interview, Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

July 18, 2025 at 1:15 p.m.

The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen...

Children play during aftercare for the Head Start program at Easterseals South Florida, Jan. 29, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Head Start will be cut off for immigrants without legal status, Trump administration says

July 11, 2025 at 6:44 a.m.

The Trump administration will restrict immigrants in the country illegally from enrolling in Head Start, a federally funded preschool program, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday. The move...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon listens to Senators speak during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more

July 2, 2025 at 2:05 p.m.

Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income American families and wipe out some after-school programming next year.

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