The agency wants to make it easier for new accreditors to gain recognition and to curb diversity, equity and inclusion ...

The Department of Education is forming a negotiated rulemaking committee to write new accrediting regulations and make it easier for new accreditors to become approved.

ED officials have said for months that they want to tackle the regulations governing accreditors. A Monday announcement ...

The past two months saw significant shifts in the national landscape of higher education as the White House quickly advanced policy changes ranging from updates to student loans, restructuring the ...

First Amendment advocates and higher ed leaders are declaring victory, and some say it’s the “final defeat” of Trump’s attempt to rid colleges of race-based student supports.

The U.S. Department of Education proposed new rules to reform federal student loans, including eliminating Grad PLUS and ...

During the first year of the Trump administration, educators across the country faced a sweeping wave of federal grant cuts, ...

Today the Trump administration announced its latest plans to try and dismantle the United States Department of Education. The proposed changes were met with opposition by many education advocates.

About a year since President Donald Trump was sworn into office for his second term, his administration has made progress on one key campaign promise: downsizing the United States Department of ...