Education News reports the decisions reshaping schools and colleges: budget allocations, accreditation rulings, loan program changes, curriculum mandates, strikes and closures. Items are dated and attributed to the deciding body. Read by students, faculty and administrators who need to know what takes effect and when it starts.
The March 19, 2026 agreement shifts operational responsibility for defaulted-debt collection from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, with nearly a quarter of the $1.7 trillion portfolio in default.
The March 6, 2026 proposal would let students carry Pell Grants into programs as short as eight weeks, provided governors certify them as high-demand and providers meet completion and earnings benchmarks.
A February 9, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter tells states and districts they can use Title II, Part A formula funds for team-based staffing, differentiated pay, and grow-your-own teacher pipelines.
The Education Department's January 29, 2026 proposal ends Grad PLUS loans, sets annual and lifetime loan limits, and replaces today's menu of repayment plans with a tiered standard option and a new Repayment Assistance Plan.
A federal rulemaking committee agreed on draft regulations that would strip federal loan eligibility from programs whose graduates earn too little, the first accountability standard applied to every sector of higher education.