Federal cash programs for child care and early learning are a lifeline for low-income parents, student families, and seasonal workers, but in 2026 they are also exposed to the risk of a federal ...

Key Points ・The Department of Education is moving forward with a rule that would cut off federal student loan access for ...

With Grad PLUS loans ending in July and new limits on other federal student loan borrowing, more students may have to rethink their graduate school payment strategy. Many will rely more on ...

The Trump administration has proposed regulations mandating colleges and universities be accountable for how much their graduates earn after leaving their programs.

In fiscal year 2025, the federal government spent $7.0 trillion on the services it provides, such as national defense, health ...

Proposed legislation would impose mandatory arbitration on the private sector and allow the federal government to mandate contract terms between unions and companies, marking a significant shift from ...

Over the past week of discussions at the Education Department, programmatic accreditors in fields like health care are ...

EDUCATION, HEALTH AND OTHER AREAS. FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS TO HEAD START AND SNAP ARE LEAVING WORKING FAMILIES STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP WITH CHILDCARE AND RISING FOOD COSTS. FAMILIES AND CHILDCARE CENTERS ...

The Office of English Language Acquisition was decimated by layoffs. Now its work supporting the nation’s 5 million English ...

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has excluded nursing from its definition of "professional degree" programs as it implements student loan changes under President Donald Trump's "One Big ...

The U.S. Department of Education proposes cutting federal aid to college programs whose graduates earn less than high school ...

This commentary reviews current means-tested federal benefit programs designed to assist low-income individuals and families. The large number of those programs is amplified by similar state and local ...