Want to comment on this story? Become a subscriber today. Click here. Michigan must prioritize investing in students from low-income backgrounds who are farthest behind in post-pandemic learning if it wants to stop its slide to the bottom nationally in K-12 education metrics, a new education report released Thursday says. “Meeting the Moment,” a report
The House Education and the Workforce Committee advanced a new proposal this week that, if enacted, could drastically reshape how Americans pay for college, with reforms to federal student loans and financial aid programs. Why It Matters More than 40 million Americans hold federal student loan debt, per Education Data Initiative. For some, repayment of
Michaela Galligan | Staff Writer On Thursday, March 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, following through on his long-standing opposition to the agency. Trump has targeted the department since his campaign citing concerns over bureaucracy and liberal influence. Before the order, his administration had already downsized
More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the Federal Student Aid office, internal documents show. Now, in many places, “no one is identifying schools that are failing financially.” WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to dismantle and reorganize the federal Education Department. Simultaneously, he has promised time and again