Education

American Colleges Received $5.2 Billion in Foreign Funding in 2025, Education Department Reveals

American colleges and universities received more than $5.2 billion in reportable foreign gifts and contracts last year through more than 8,300 transactions.

Trump Says Administration Will Seek $1 Billion in Damages From Harvard

Trump alleged that Harvard University had engaged in criminal conduct. President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2 that his administration would demand Harvard University to...
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Education Department Proposes to Lower Higher Education Costs, Student Debt

The Department of Education issued a proposal to reduce the cost of higher education and simplify federal student loan repayment.

Education Department Moves to Overhaul College Accreditation Rules

The U.S. Dept. of Education is taking a major step toward rewriting rules on how colleges and universities are accredited, a key aspect of the Trump admin’s higher education agenda.

LA Schools Discriminating Against White Students With Smaller Classes for Minorities: Lawsuit

Los Angeles policy giving benefits like smaller classes to mostly nonwhite schools is discriminatory against white students, a new lawsuit claims.

Trump Admin Pauses Tax Refund Seizures, Wage Garnishments for Defaulted Student Loans

The U.S. Department of Education will suspend, for now, tax refund seizures and wage garnishments for people in default on their federal student loans.

Schools Increasingly Consider Rewarding Teachers for Results, Not Seniority

Across many states and hundreds of school districts, traditional teacher pay based on seniority is being replaced by merit and performance models.

Education Department Has Rejected Over 300,000 Requests for Lower Student Loan Repayments

The U.S. DOE has denied requests from 300,000 existing student loan recipients seeking new repayment terms, according to docs filed in a federal court.