Student loans, special education to move out of Education Dept. : NPR
The federal student loan portfolio – which manages about $1.6 trillion in loans for roughly 43 million borrowers – is currently overseen […]
Students with disabilities struggle to get an education that meets their needs : NPR
Federal law guarantees students with disabilities access to an appropriate public education but it often falls to a family to make sure […]
How Career and Technical Education Is Evolving
Self-confidence wasn’t always natural for Ashton Hartnett, a senior at Smyrna High School, a large suburban public school in central Delaware. The […]
How layoffs at the Education Department might affect the agency's core functions
How might layoffs at the Department of Education affect its core functions? NPR speaks with education scholar Beth Akers, a senior fellow […]
Parents, teachers and more react to Education Department layoffs : NPR
Chloe Kienzle of Arlington, Va., holds a sign as she stands outside the U.S. Department of Education, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday […]
The Education Department says it will cut nearly 50% of staff : NPR
A man walks past the U.S. Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 7. Gent Shkullaku/Zuma Press Wire via Alamy […]
Why a Department of Education closure is concern for students with disabilities
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks with Kristy Hedler, mother of a son with Down syndrome, about what eliminating the Department of Education would […]
Trump to order dismantling of Education Department : NPR
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon leaves the House chamber after President Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol […]
What Teachers Should Know About Education Research (Opinion)
Education research has been in the news, as the Trump administration has dramatically reduced funding for it. Nevertheless, there’s still tons of […]
Linda McMahon has been confirmed as U.S. Secretary of Education : NPR
Linda McMahon, pictured here at her Senate confirmation hearing in February, previously led the U.S. Small Business Administration and World Wrestling Entertainment […]
Close Education Department, or shrink it? : NPR
President Trump says he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education. Some Republicans appear torn about the department’s fate. Jon Cherry/Getty […]
The WWE vs. the American education system
President Trump is calling for the end of the U.S. Department of Education, but so have other Republicans since the day it […]
