The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they ...

Nurses warn proposed loan changes would restrict access to graduate nursing education, risking faculty shortages and care gaps in underserved areas.

Affirmative action has been effectively banned in higher education after a landmark Supreme Court decision last year. Many universities, including Ohio State, have relied on such policies to increase ...

Six newly signed agreements represent the most sweeping transfer of the department’s responsibilities in its 45-year history.

State senators passed a bill that would give the Legislature ultimate say-so over state Board of Education policies. Who has the authority is an important question at a moment when the U.S. Department ...

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal ...

Morning Edition is diving into promises President-elect Donald Trump said he would fulfill in his second term. We asked several education policy experts about Trump's promise to close the Department ...

Donald Trump will be serving a second presidential term, and with both chambers of Congress likely under Republican leadership—though the House is still to be decided— the future of education in the U ...

George W. Bush had No Child Left Behind, and Barack Obama had Race to the Top. But nearly three years into President Joe Biden’s tenure, the Democratic administration still hasn’t clearly defined its ...

What will resistance to Trump's education policy look like this time around? NPR hears from Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers. As President-elect Trump prepares to ...