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Byline: Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY The Biden administration indicated Friday it plans to scrap his latest student loan forgiveness proposals, which could have wiped away debts for tens of millions [...]

Byline: Danielle Douglas-Gabriel; Laura Meckler The Biden administration withdrew two controversial education regulations Friday, backing off on a proposal to cancel student debt for 25 million Americans and a separate [...]

Byline: Susan Svrluga; Laura Meckler; Hannah Natanson University leaders are bracing for an onslaught of aggressive legislation and regulations amid growing hostility from an ascendant Republican Party that depends less [...]

Byline: Erum Salam A bill that would accomplish Donald Trump 's goal of abolishing the federal Department of Education has been introduced into the US Senate. Republican senator Mike Rounds [...]

Byline: Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - There's an irony to how some Republicans are thinking about policing the nation's colleges. On the one hand, conservatives believe in small government [...]

AS the Philippines is reeling from the devastation of six powerful typhoons in just one month, Senator Christopher 'Bong' Go called for swift action to ease the burden on students [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate Health, [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate [...]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing [...]

Byline: Ingrid Jacques My husband and I both work full time. We like our jobs, but we work hard. Our reward? Sending thousands of dollars to the federal government each [...]

Byline: Alia Wong, USA TODAY A startling number of seniors are denied their full Social Security benefits because they defaulted on student loan payments, prompting lawmakers to call for a [...]

The House of Representatives okays a proposed measure imposing a moratorium on university and college students' loans during calamities in the plenary session on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. INQUIRER FILE [...]

Byline: Killian Baarlaer A bill that would reshape diversity, equity and inclusion programs at public higher-education institutions in Kentucky passed the Kentucky Senate earlier this month. Senate Bill 6, which [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the White House: Since Day One, the Biden-Harris Administration has championed an ambitious equity and racial justice agenda to ensure the full [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU): FY24 Appropriations Update President Biden signed into law a continuing resolution to fund [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions: Today, U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), ranking member of the Senate [...]

Byline: Medora Lee, USA TODAY Now that the Biden administration's plan for student loan forgiveness has been overturned, many borrowers are considering taking matters into their own hands by boycotting [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik: Today, House Republicans will bring H.J. Res. 88 to the floor, expressing our disapproval [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Illinois Senator Richard J. Durbin: U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), along with U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jack Reed (D-RI), [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): By Rohit Chopra -- NOV 30, 2023 Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and Members of the [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Washington Senator Patty Murray: Changes Murray passed into law to help over 14k new students in WA receive Pell Grants and over [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell: -- U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) delivered the following remarks today on the Senate floor regarding [...]

Byline: ADRIAN MORROW; Staff WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Supreme Court has blocked President Joe Biden's student debt-relief program and allowed some businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people in rulings that [...]

Byline: Ingrid Jacques I'll be the first to admit it's not easy to acknowledge when you're wrong. That apparently goes for the president of the United States, too. All eyes [...]

Byline: Charles Lane As is true of many policies, there are strong arguments to be made for President Biden's $379 billion student debt forgiveness plan, and not-so strong ones. On [...]

Byline: Medora Lee and Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY For more than three years, tens of millions of federal student debt holders haven't had to think about saving for or paying [...]

Byline: Alia Wong, USA TODAY The Senate approved a bill Thursday that would repeal President Joe Biden's student loan debt forgiveness plan. The breakdown of yeas and nays largely mirrored [...]

Byline: Alia Wong, USA TODAY The U.S. Senate decided Wednesday to proceed with a vote on a House resolution that would repeal President Joe Biden's plan for mass student debt [...]

The legislation would prevent President Biden from issuing another last-minute extension on the payments beyond the end of the summer. For millions of Americans with federal student loan debt, the [...]