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HISTORICAL FACTS: Education department - Caught on Camera

More than 9M student loan borrowers are in default as record numbers fall behind on payments

The Education Department’s total student loan portfolio stands at nearly $1.7 trillion

The Independent UK

Treasury Department taking over some student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled

The U.S. Education Department is handing off a portion of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department

The Independent UK

17 states sue Trump’s Education Department over chilling race-based ‘fishing expedition’

If you don’t fit the target demographic, the administration will be after you.

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Charlie Kirk's Banner Displayed at Education Department: Critics Say He Left College and Called It a 'Liberal Scam'

Education Department displays Charlie Kirk banner alongside MLK Jr. and Booker T. Washington for America 250 anniversary. Kirk co-founded Turning Point USA but never completed a college degree.

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Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other US agencies

The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies

The Independent UK

So Much for Abolishing the Department of Education

The Department of Education is getting a bigger budget, less than a year after President Donald Trump ordered the department's closure.

Reason

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations as Trump dismantles it

The Education Department is opening fewer sexual violence investigations at schools and universities

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Nurses take on Trump for downgrading training as not ‘professional’ and costing them thousands in student loans

IN FOCUS: As a strike rages in NYC, nurses on opposite sides of the country tell Rhian Lubin how the Education Department’s plan to cap federal loans for graduate nursing degrees poses a grave threat to the future of healthcare

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Student loan borrowers: The Education Department is garnishing wages for millions in default. Here is who is affected and how much they can take

Wage garnishment "is a scary concept since they can take 15% of after-tax income," Ashley Morgan, debt and bankruptcy attorney and owner of Ashley F. Morgan Law PC, told Fortune.

Fortune

Some Republicans are fighting to end Trump administration’s decision to cap loans for nursing students

Nursing was excluded from the list of professional degrees deemed eligible to apply for the highest debt limits by the Department of Education

The Independent UK

Far-right flag used by Jan 6 rioters flown above another government agency in DC

It marks the second time the controversial flag has been flown at a government agency in D.C.

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Lawmakers urge Education Department to add nursing to 'professional' programs list amid uproar

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered “professional.”

The Independent UK

What does shutting down the Education Department mean for schools across the US?

Schools will continue to receive federal funding without interruption, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said

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Tribal leaders say Trump administration failed to consult with them on Education Department changes

Tribal leaders and education advocates say the Education Department failed to meet a legal requirement by not consulting with tribes before announcing the transfer of dozens of Native American education programs to other federal agencies

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The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means

The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign pledge to close the department entirely

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Trump team moves to dismantle the Department of Education and shuttle offices to other agencies

Trump had campaigned on shutting down the Education Department, which would require approval from Congress

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Trump officials illegally wrote furloughed workers’ out-of-office emails to blame Democrats for the shutdown, judge rules

Officials violated workers’ First Amendment rights by ‘commandeering’ their emails to spread partisan messages

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The shutdown is hurting schools whose budgets are mostly federal money

The government shutdown has cut off funds for some school systems that rely on federal money for the bulk of their budgets

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Here's How to Get Student Loan Help Despite Service Disruption Amid the US Government Shutdown

US student loan borrowers can utilise the Education Department's official website, contact their loan services, or reach out to nonprofits to resolve their queries.

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Trump administration must restore grants for school counselors, judge rules

A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must release millions in grants meant to address the shortage of mental health workers in schools

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NYC schools sue US education officials over $47M grant cuts tied to transgender policies

New York City schools have sued federal education officials over the U.S. Education Department's decision to discontinue grants worth millions of dollars because of school policies supporting transgender students

The Independent UK

Trump guts Education Department and special needs students pay the price: ‘I’m more heartbroken for the students’

IN FOCUS: Employees tell reporter Eric Garcia that they fear that students with disabilities will go without vital services after Trump’s recent layoffs in the federal government

The Independent UK

Education Department layoffs hit offices that oversee special education and civil rights enforcement

A new round of layoffs at the Education Department is depleting an agency that was already hit hard in the Trump administration’s previous mass firings, threatening new disruption to the nation’s students and schools

The Independent UK

Staff overseeing $15 billion in special education funding is gutted by Trump’s shutdown layoffs: report

An estimated 7.5 million students with disabilities will be impacted by the latest move

Benzinga

Education Department Plans To Transfer Some Student Loans Operated By This Servicer By Year's End — Here's What We Know

The Education Department will begin shifting an unspecified number of federal student loans away from MOHELA to other servicers by year's end, according to recent correspondence between Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Education Secretary Linda McMahon.

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