The move continues the Trump administration’s habit of promoting trade schools while simultaneously undermining access.
The Heritage Foundation, the same right-wing think tank that brought us Project 2025 is behind this remix of Trump's ongoing agenda.
Last August, the Education Department ordered schools to submit student admissions data by March, or they would risk losing federal funding.
The University of Missouri defended its decision to withhold funding from the Legion of Black Collegians as necessary to comply with federal regulations.
On Thursday, the Trump administration announced plans to shift the nearly $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department.
This is a strange about-face for the Trump administration, which spent most of its first year in power targeting DEI programs in education.
The new rule allows the Department of Education to deny loan forgiveness to public workers if it believes their employers engaged in illegal activity.
The Education Department has made several moves targeting DEI initiatives and programs helping Black students during Education Secretary Linda McMahon’s tenure.
The Education Department is also under scrutiny for dismissing an alarming number of civil rights cases over the last several months.
