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Research Funds Stall Despite Congressional Backing as White House Uses Administrative Levers

Settlements and litigation secured limited restorations, with Harvard’s funding still contested on appeal.

Education Department Cuts IDR Backlog to 626,000 as Tens of Thousands Flagged for Forgiveness

White House Says 23 States Join Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, Unveils Map of Holdouts

Education Department Drops Appeal, Leaving Court Block on Anti-DEI Push Intact

Education Department Begins Wage-Garnishment Notices for Defaulted Student Loans

Poll Finds Broad Backing for School Choice and Parental Control in K-12

House Passes GOP Bill to Block Chinese Funding in K-12 Schools as Broader Crackdown Advances

Northwestern Nears Deal With Trump Administration to Restore $790 Million in Research Funds

Democrats Press Trump to Halt Potential Sale of $1.7 Trillion Federal Student Loans

Arizona Becomes Seventh University to Reject Trump Funding Compact as Deadline Passes

Judge Halts Federal Layoffs After Education Department’s Special Education and Civil-Rights Staff Were Slashed

FAFSA 2026–27 Is Open and Processing During the Federal Shutdown

MIT First to Reject White House Campus-Funding Compact

FAFSA Opens Early for 2026–27 as Processing Continues During Shutdown

Education Department Blocks Magnet Grants to Chicago, NYC and Fairfax Over Civil-Rights Dispute

Funding Freeze and New Title IX Complaint Escalate Fairfax Schools’ Locker-Room Policy Fight

U.S. Education Department Withholds NYC Magnet Funds Over Transgender Student Policies

Education Department Puts Harvard on Heightened Cash Monitoring, Demands $36 Million Guarantee

Adams Moves to Revisit Transgender Student Bathroom Policy as Federal Officials Threaten Funds

Underly Calls Federal Government a 'Schoolyard Bully,' Seeks More Funding as Republicans Fault Accountability