U.S. Dept Of Education Website Down – No Explanation

U.S. Dept of Education's ed.gov goes offline on Oct 29; no comment as students lose access to key federal info.
CNN

The Department of Education has paused certain student loan forgiveness. Here’s what you need to know

The US Department of Education has halted the cancellation of student loans in Income-Based Repayment plans, prompting concern among borrowers that their loans will not be forgiven anytime soon. The ...
Time

What Does the Department of Education Actually Do?

On Thursday, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, and Communities,” that attempts to dismantle the Department of ...

Education department faces near elimination of special education office

Advocates warn that without federal oversight staff, there would be no accountability for how states implement disability ...

Out-of-office messages blaming Democrats for shutdown sent on behalf of some federal workers without their consent

The emails resemble messages that have appeared on several agency webpages amid the shutdown and blame Democratic senators for Congress’ failure to agree to extend funding at the start of the fiscal ...
NBC New York

What does the Department of Education do? Its role and the push to abolish it

Since the Department of Education was established in 1979, the cabinet-level agency operating under the executive branch has been at the center of debate over the federal government’s role in ...