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Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here's what to know

Changes to federal student loans that are expected to affect millions of student loan borrowers are taking effect as of July 1

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US judge blocks Trump administration's new student loan restrictions

A federal judge has halted a Trump administration rule that would have lowered student loan limits for graduate nursing and healthcare students. The judge ruled the Education Department overstepped its authority by narrowing a definition of "professional degree" that Congress had already adopted. The decision sides with trade groups who…

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #211

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board governance, the politics surrounding it, and education policy.

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Andhra Pradesh govt inks deal with Canva for visual communication in govt schools

The deal was struck on June 18 between the Education Department, Samagra Siksha and Canva, which will also benefit teachers and Education Department officials.

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

Parents of kids with disabilities say they have waited months for the Education Department to address complaints of bullying or discrimination

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Trump is shifting special ed, civil rights out of Education Department. Here's what we know

The Education Department is transferring oversight of special education and civil rights to other agencies

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Indiana becomes the latest state to receive flexibility from Trump on federal education spending

The Trump administration is giving Indiana more flexibility over how it decides to spend its federal grant money

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Groups sue over Trump’s plan to cap graduate student loans

New limits on federal student loans for graduate students are set to take effect July 1

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Costly rendundancy payout storm brewing as downsizing begins

Outgoing staff getting paid millions to leave APS.

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Trump team looking to cut aid to college majors that don’t result in high paying jobs

Critics have argued the Education Department’s proposed rule requires ‘critical adjustments’

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Education Department is investigating whether Smith College’s admissions violate Title IX – but this law doesn’t actually apply to the case

Since 2015, Smith College, one of the largest and most prestigious women’s liberal arts colleges in the United States, has allowed any student who identifies as female to apply to and attend the school.

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US Tells Millions Of Student Loan Borrowers To Pay Up — Forgiveness Off The Table, Wage Garnishment Could Follow

Education Department tells 7.5M SAVE plan borrowers and 8.8M in default that loan forgiveness is off the table. Payments resume July.

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Education Department HQ Closes for Relocation, Union Warns: Education is Next on the Chopping Block

The US Department of Education is set to vacate its headquarters, signaling deeper changes as part of a broader restructuring effort.

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Education Department headquarters will relocate as part of Trump's dismantling

The Education Department will relocate from its Washington headquarters as part of the Trump administration’s dismantling of the agency, officials said Thursday

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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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