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Students Lose as Trump’s Order Turns Accreditation Into a Political Tool
True accountability requires independent accreditation focused on educational quality and student success, not political loyalty tests.
Department of Education Revokes Access to College Support Services Based on False Claims
Department of Education revokes access to Federal TRIO programs for undocumented students in California and Oregon.
DOGE Dodges the Truth About Wasteful Spending
Based on an analysis conducted by New America, the savings from DOGE’s cancelled IES contracts are heavily inflated.
DOGE said it cut $881 million at the Education Department. The real savings are much less.
Antoinette Flores is quoted in USA Today on DOGE’s inflated claims of saving nearly $900 million in “wasteful” government spending.
Understanding the Department of Education’s Role in Higher Education
Here are the biggest roles the Department of Education plays in students’ lives as they navigate college.
Five Policies the Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle to Protect College Students
With the nation deep in a pandemic that has forced an economic recession, the newly elected Biden-Harris Administration has much work ahead