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American Federation of Teachers filed a lawsuit alleging the move by Trump administration violates federal lawA top teachers union has sued the US Department of Education after it stopped processing applications for affordable repayment plans of studen…
Ivy League school is latest US university to make step with aim to make it affordable to ‘more students than ever’Harvard University is offering free tuition to more students, the Ivy League school announced on Monday, joining a growing number of highe…
President’s changes to student loan programs leave millions facing higher payments and uncertainty over relief optionsMany of the nearly 43 million Americans who have federal student loan debt are seeing their carefully budgeted monthly payments soar a…
More than 1,300 dismissals seem first step toward quashing US agency entirely as education secretary touts ‘efficiency’The Trump administration has decimated the US Department of Education, firing more than 1,300 employees in a single day in what looks…
Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 people were announced by the department on Tuesday and describ…
Trump administration has axed $400m in federal funding to Columbia and detained student activist Mahmoud KhalilThe Trump administration said on Tuesday that Columbia University was “refusing to help” the Department of Homeland Security identify people …
Millions of children could lose free school meals as food costs rise, warns School Nutrition Association presidentThe US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has slashed two programs that provided more than $1bn for schools and food banks to purchase food …
This blog has now closed. You can read more of our US politics coverage hereTrump delays tariffs on many products from Mexico and CanadaThe White House announced that Donald Trump will sign executive orders at 2pm ET.While they did not specify what he …
Education secretary Linda McMahon’s plan to eliminate department will hurt disadvantaged children, staff sayIn a message to employees on Monday, the newly confirmed secretary of education, Linda McMahon, a billionaire ex-wrestling executive, laid out t…
US president also claims he will imprison ‘agitators’ a day after administration called for review at Columbia UniversityDonald Trump threatened on Tuesday to halt all federal funding for any college or school that allows “illegal protests” and vowed t…