April 17, 2026

US Department of Education

Race-based funding for Minority-Serving Institutions unconstitutional: Linda McMahon supports official legal finding – The Times of India

Race-based funding for Minority-Serving Institutions unconstitutional: Linda McMahon supports official legal finding – The Times of India

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DOE to review HSI and MSI funding after OLC opinion ruling on race-based grants US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon has publicly supported the Office of Legal Counsel’s (OLC) opinion stating that race-based criteria in Minority Serving Institution (MSI) programmes are unconstitutional. McMahon emphasised that federal education funding cannot attach conditions based on race, aligning…

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US student loan borrowers win key court battle as judge rejects delay in loan forgiveness processing – The Times of India

US student loan borrowers win key court battle as judge rejects delay in loan forgiveness processing – The Times of India

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Federal court rejects US student loan forgiveness delay, clearing the way for relief to over 200,000 borrowers under the Sweet settlement Student loan borrowers in the United States scored a major legal victory this week after a federal judge refused to grant the US Department of Education additional time to process long-pending student loan forgiveness…

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America’s healthcare future is now tied to Trump’s borrowing cap: Here is how students may feel the impact – The Times of India

America’s healthcare future is now tied to Trump’s borrowing cap: Here is how students may feel the impact – The Times of India

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The Department of Education has begun implementing President Donald Trump’s student-loan overhaul, including new lifetime borrowing caps for graduate and professional students. It is a technical change with a wide reach, particularly for those preparing for healthcare careers.Under the proposal, only ten programmes, including medicine and law, qualify as “professional” and therefore fall under a…

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US Education Department outsourcing unlawful, lawsuit claims, threatens K-12 and higher education funding and services nationwide – The Times of India

US Education Department outsourcing unlawful, lawsuit claims, threatens K-12 and higher education funding and services nationwide – The Times of India

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US Department of Education. (Getty Images) The US Department of Education’s (ED) plans to outsource key programmes to other federal agencies have been deemed unlawful in an amended lawsuit filed last week. The complaint, brought by a coalition of school districts, employee unions, and a disability rights organisation, argues that shifting core operations outside the…

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Federal cuts force Harvard to suspend key foreign language and area study programmes: Here’s what to know – The Times of India

Federal cuts force Harvard to suspend key foreign language and area study programmes: Here’s what to know – The Times of India

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When a federal judge directed the administration of President Donald Trump in September to restore Harvard University’s suspended funding, centres that rely on support from the United States Department of Education’s International and Foreign Language Education initiative briefly anticipated a return to normal. According to The Harvard Crimson, the relief lasted only a week. Seven…

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Income-driven IDR plans like IBR and RAP could reduce US student loan payments: Here’s what to know – The Times of India

Income-driven IDR plans like IBR and RAP could reduce US student loan payments: Here’s what to know – The Times of India

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Income-driven IDR plans like IBR and RAP could reduce student loan payments for many borrowers: what you need to know about payments Many student loan borrowers in the US could soon see lower monthly bills as the Department of Education finalises changes to income-driven repayment plans. The adjustments primarily affect the Income-Based Repayment plan, or…

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Explained: Pennsylvania’s new evidence-based reading curriculum in schools and why the state is adopting it – The Times of India

Explained: Pennsylvania’s new evidence-based reading curriculum in schools and why the state is adopting it – The Times of India

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Pennsylvania is preparing for a major shift in how its youngest students learn to read. From the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, according to an announcement by the US Department of Education. The move forms part of the state’s 2025-26 budget, signed into law…

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US Education Department almost taken down: How will students suffer? | – The Times of India

US Education Department almost taken down: How will students suffer? | – The Times of India

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Every major education reform announces itself with noise: Bills, protests, budget fights, Senate hearings. But sometimes the quieter moves are the more consequential. The United States is living through one such moment — a slow rearrangement of its federal education scaffolding that may not immediately register in classrooms, yet promises to reshape who gets support,…

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Back to work, but not back to normal: The fragile future of America’s Education Department – The Times of India

Back to work, but not back to normal: The fragile future of America’s Education Department – The Times of India

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Image credit: Getty images When the federal government reopened after the longest shutdown in American history, the country was told that normalcy would swiftly follow. Paychecks would resume, agencies would stir back to life, and the public machinery would grind forward again. Yet inside the US Department of Education, an institution already battered by political…

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