Shauneen Miranda, The Idaho Capital Sun
Education Department in the middle of a growing tug-of-war between Trump, Democrats
Democrats in Congress are pushing back hard on Trump administration’s freeze of $6.8 billion in funds for after-school, other programs
US Education Department to revive student loan interest for borrowers in SAVE program
When the SAVE plan forbearance ends, ‘borrowers will be responsible for making monthly payments,’ Trump administration says
U.S. Education Department to restart defaulted student loan collections
More than 42.7 million borrowers owe more than $1.6 trillion in student debt.
Only Congress can close the Department of Education, and Republicans are going to try
The president is already taking significant steps to dismantle the agency.
Trump signs order directing education secretary to shut down her own department
The President spoke to an audience packed with top GOP state officials, including Idaho Gov. Brad Little.
Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s school sports
‘From now on, women’s sports will be only for women,’ president says at order’s signing ceremony.
U.S. Education Department pings states, schools to set policies on cellphone use
Across the country, schools and districts continue to grapple with how to deal with kids’ cellphone use.