Access drafts and proposals for the Department of Education's Reimagining and Improving Student Education (RISE) negotiated rulemaking sessions related to student loans here.

Kent examines the recommendation from Diane Auer Jones which will undoubtedly inform Secretary DeVos, who will conduct her own independent evaluation of whether ACICS should continue as a federally re...

Accreditation is a system built to protect students and taxpayers, but NACCAS has turned it into a shield for failing beauty schools.

The Trump Administration is twisting a longstanding oversight tool for political gain.

The Trump administration is leveraging the accreditation system to force its political agenda onto colleges and universities.

The Trump administration is leveraging the accreditation system to force its political agenda onto colleges and universities.

The U.S. Department of Education used to employ people whose job was to stop waste, fraud, and abuse. Now, almost all of their desks are empty.

As the reconciliation process moves forward, policymakers can strengthen accountability and loan repayment provisions in key ways.

Lawmakers are poised to extend Pell eligibility to short-term credential programs. With few guardrails in place, it could incentivize an explosion in unaccredited and for-profit providers.

The administration's actions threaten the entire integrity of the accreditor system, which is supposed to be insulated from political pressures.

But, the federal government has no say in whether an individual college is accredited, experts say. That decision is up to the accreditors.

Education Secretary McMahon has repeatedly described the Department as “an agency that is responsibly winding down.” While the Department is hoping to wind down, House Republicans are proposing legisl...

The Senate advanced the Department of Education's top higher education policy nominee, Nicholas Kent, without a hearing. Here are the questions the Senate should have asked.

Trump administration lawyers urged a federal judge in a recent court filing to uphold regulations put in place under former president Joe Biden that require

Grand Canyon University misled students about the costs of its doctoral programs. Now it's off the hook.

The grant programs have supported the international research of students and scholars for more than 60 years.

The Trump administration is laying the groundwork for potentially exploitative accreditors to enter the federal financial aid system.

Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.

The Trump administration has quietly revoked hundreds of student visas across the country, wreaking havoc on the system.

Department of Education revokes access to Federal TRIO programs for undocumented students in California and Oregon

The Trump administration said its sweeping cuts would eliminate bloat at the department. Staff say the “chaotic” process has stalled essential functions and left remaining employees with unmanageable ...

America’s least understood and most efficient agency, explained

As part of the Department of Education’s final mission, the Department today initiated a reduction in force (RIF) impacting nearly 50% of the Department’s workforce.

Cosmetology education in the U.S. needs dire reform. It fails to meet student expectations and leaves graduates with burdensome debt.

The Trump administration lacks both the legal authority and the political power to actually close the Department of Education.

Education scholars say the administration’s rash of cuts and lack of quality transparency will have a “devastating effect” on public policy and student outcomes for years to come.

As efforts to eliminate the Department of Education mount, here are the biggest roles the organization plays in students' lives as they navigate college.

The Department of Education’s role in this new era of accountability is to restore the rightful role of state oversight in education and to end the overreach from Washington.

Elon Musk's DOGE team says it saved hundreds of millions of dollars at the Education Department. But a new analysis shows it's wasting money, too.