GAO investigating student loan transfers to Treasury Dept., Warren says

Arthur Jones II, Abcnews.com

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has triggered an investigation into the Trump administration's transfer of student loan services to the Department of the Treasury.

LEGO’s foundation just pledged $97 million to fund childhood education in conflict zones

Associated Press, Ap.org

Global conflicts from South Sudan’s political crisis to the United States’ recent war with Iran are putting more children at risk of suffering.One humanitarian duo wants to ensure conflict-stricken children get funding for an often-overlooked need: education.…

Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold

Dan Garisto, Nature.com

US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.

Trump's plan to limit student-loan forgiveness for public servants is inching closer to borrowers

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Republican lawmakers are letting the Education Department continue narrowing eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

Colleges Are at a Breaking Point

Adam Harris, The Atlantic

The AI job market has made tuition look like a dubious investment. But it only exposes the deeper identity crisis in American higher education.

The Education Department is hiring — while it's being dismantled

Cory Turner, NPR

The Federal Student Aid office lost half its staff last year as part of Trump administration downsizing. Now, it's hiring hundreds of new workers.

Trump's plan to limit student loans for borrowers — including nurses — is illegal, 25 states say in a fresh lawsuit

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

A group of 25 states sued the Department of Education, saying that the student-loan borrowing caps would exacerbate the healthcare shortage.

States sue over new student loan limits on certain nursing and healthcare degrees

Cory Turner, NPR

New York, Arizona, North Carolina, Kentucky and Nevada are among the states challenging a rule that limits federal student loans for graduate degrees in nursing, physical therapy and more.

Something Is Going Right at Universities

David Brooks, The Atlantic

There’s a ton of good stuff happening on campus these days, if you’re only willing to see it.

New School quietly hires controversial professor who led anti-Israel campus protests

Gabrielle Fahmy, Doree Lewak, New York Post

The woke New School claimed it wanted its Jewish students to feel safe, but the school recently hired Corinna Mullin, a professor so radical even leftist-incubator CUNY gave her the boot for being a ringleader of violent anti-Israel campus protests.

Hochul latest Dem governor to accept Trump school choice program

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Linda McMahon defends dismantling the Education Department, shifting its work

Cory Turner, NPR

The education secretary faced questions about the shrinking of her agency, limits on federal student loan borrowing and oversight of the education of students with disabilities.

The Democrats Can’t Let Go of Racial Preferences

Richard D. Kahlenberg, The Atlantic

How to persuade skeptical voters to take a fresh look at the party

International cyber attack disrupts swathe of universities and schools

Brandon Drenon; Joe Tidy - Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service, BBC News

A hacking group breached the academic software Canvas, used by thousands of schools and universities across the globe.

A 'quiet crisis' is brewing for student-loan borrowers

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

As Trump's federal student-loan changes push more students toward private loans, borrowers face a maze of confusing rules, weak oversight, and risks.

The Humanities Score a Victory Against Trump

Kelsey Ables, Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic

DOGE used ChatGPT to cancel research grants. A federal judge wouldn’t have it.

The return of the Presidential Physical Fitness Award likely won’t improve children’s health, experts say

Claire Cameron, Scientific American

Researchers say that President Donald Trump’s resurrection of widely maligned fitness testing in schools is “half-baked” and unlikely to move the needle on youth physical activity alone

The Presidential Physical Fitness Award is back as Trump revives annual fitness test

COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press, DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press, Abcnews.com

President Donald Trump is reviving the Presidential Physical Fitness Award as he reintroduces a competitive physical fitness test in America's schools

Trump's plan to transfer millions of student-loan accounts to the Treasury is in the works, officials confirm

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

The Treasury Department confirmed to Sen. Elizabeth Warren that it has started the process of taking over defaulted student-loan borrowers' accounts.

A major student-loan lender says it will 'surprise and delight' borrowers after Trump's repayment overhaul

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Major private student-loan lenders, like Navient and Sallie Mae, are ready to bring in more borrowers when Trump's repayment changes begin in July.

Linda McMahon punches back at senators questioning Education Department cuts

Jonaki Mehta, NPR

In her first appearance on Capitol Hill this year, lawmakers questioned Education Secretary Linda McMahon about cuts to federal education spending and students' civil rights.

Inflation is sucking the life out of teacher pay raises, report says

Cory Turner, NPR

A new review of state education data shows teacher pay increases can't keep up with inflation and fewer students are enrolled in public schools.

For students labeled 'emotionally disturbed,' separation can lead to isolation

Laurie Stern, NPR

Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.

A top education official says student-loan forgiveness 'is not happening' — and borrowers should get ready for repayment

Ayelet Sheffey, Business Insider

Undersecretary of Education Nicholas Kent said moving student-loan accounts to the Treasury and eliminating the SAVE plan will best serve borrowers.