She continued to highlight the importance of civics education and teaching students the importance of their participation in forming the nation’s future. This month, Education Secretary Linda McMahon…
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Education Department Announces Prevention of Over $1 Billion in Student Aid Fraud
FSA has stopped artificial intelligence from posing as students and thwarted international organized crime. The Department of Education announced that they prevented $1 billion in Federal Student Aid…
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Education Department Awards New Grants for School-Based Mental Health Services
More than $200 million will support credentialed providers and evidence-based services in high-need school district The U.S. Department of Education recently announced more than $208 million in new…
Read MoreEducation Secretary Kicks Off History Tour for America’s 250th Anniversary
Schools from all fifty states will be visited and recognized for excellence in civics education. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and other education officials launched the History Rocks! Trail to…
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Education Secretary Participates in Roundtable on University Ideology
Discussions addressed concerns over “manufactured ideological conformity chilling free speech and undermining academic rigor.” U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon participated in a roundtable discussion with university leaders,…
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Department of Education Conducting Review of University of California, Berkeley
The review aims to determine whether the university violated certain safety and security requirements. The Department of Education announced that it is investigating whether the University of California,…
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Education Department Signs Interagency Reassignment Agreements
Secretary McMahon says they are “cutting through layers of red tape” as some programs and employees are transferred to other U.S. departments. The Department of Education announced six new…
Read MoreEducation Department Updates Student Loan Forgiveness Program Rule
The change blocks access to the PSLF program for employers who engage in illegal or discriminatory activities. President Donald Trump’s administration released a new rule for the Public…
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Federal Settlement Reinstates Student Loan Forgiveness for Millions
Education Department to cancel billions in debt after lawsuit brought by teachers’ union. The U.S. Department of Education agreed to cancel billions of dollars in federal student loan…
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Education Secretary Appoints New Chair and Members to NAGB
A state representative has been chosen to head the board overseeing the Nation’s Report Card. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has appointed Tennessee State Representative Mark White as chair…
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