Education Department, layoffs and student loan

What the Education Department layoffs could mean for students with disabilities
The layoffs are the first step toward dismantling the department, a goal espoused by President Donald Trump and his education secretary, Linda McMahon. Experts say they raise concerns about what the future will look like for civil rights enforcement as the Trump administration continues chipping away at federal oversight.
How Education Department layoffs hit student loans, testing, civil rights
The layoffs call into question how agency will be able to handle major operations such as student loans, FAFSA, the Nation’s Report Card and civil rights complaints.
Why Republicans Want to Dismantle the Education Department
President Trump’s fixation reinvigorated the debate over the role of the federal government in education, and created a powerful point of unity between the factions of his party.
Area schools, UND have little information as U.S. Education Department slashes staff
Area school districts and UND say they have little to go on as the Trump administration moves to halve the U.S. Department of Education's staff. Department officials announced plans Tuesday to cut more than 1,
What will happen to student loans if the Department of Education is dismantled?
The announcement of recent mass firings within the Department of Education has many questioning who will manage student loans if the agency is dismantled.
How will dismantling Dept. of Education affect Bay Area students? CA state superintendent explains
As you may have heard, the Trump administration has laid off about half of the Department of Education's staff. That's about 1,300 people. This will dramatically affect the department's operations, including federal student aid and programs for vulnerable students.
How Department of Education staff cuts could impact students
A Department of Education employee is raising concerns over the impact massive layoffs will have on students. For example, how can it be measured if students are learning or what schools need money if there’s no one to collect the data?
Education Department cuts agency that compiles 'Nation's Report Card' and measures student performance
Since the 1860s, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) has collected and analyzed data on education across the ...
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The education department is halved overnight
The Department of Education was created in 1979 by Jimmy Carter. Mr Trump says abolishing it will send education back to the ...
Connecticut's 'lax' homeschooling rules could have aided boy's abuse, some education advocates say
After a Connecticut woman was accused of holding her stepson captive for two decades, education advocates said the state’s ...
Royal Oak superintendent Fitzpatrick to retire after 40 years in education
After almost four decades in education, including eight as the head of Royal Oak's school system, Mary Beth Fitzpatrick is ...
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, ...
State Attorney General Files Suit Challenging Mass Firings at U.S. Department of Education
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has sued the Trump administration over the firing of nearly half of all workers at the ...
The Department of Education just laid off half its staff. How will that affect local schools?
The U.S. DOE just laid off over 1,000 people — nearly half of its workforce. Schools and education experts worry about the ...
NYC public schools boss says mammoth $41.2B budget ask still isn’t enough — wants ‘hundreds of millions’ more
The Department of Education’s mammoth $41.2 billion budget plan for next year is a whopping third of the entire city’s — but ...