Latest U.S. Department of Education News
Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Education Department said it has discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them — a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this...
FAFSA delays prompt California lawmakers to extend deadline for student financial aid applications
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The California Legislature on Thursday voted to give prospective college students more time to apply for two of the state's largest financial aid programs after a glitch in the federal government's application system threatened to block up to 100,000 people from getting...
Potential $465M federal clawback raises concerns about West Virginia schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice's administration has been characterized by flat budgets and record surpluses that helped cut the state’s income tax last year. Now, the state could face collateral damage: a possible $465 million clawback of...
Three former Department of Education employees charged with defrauding Arizona voucher program
Three former Arizona Department of Education employees were indicted on conspiracy and money laundering charges in what prosecutors say was a scheme to defraud more than $600,000 from an education voucher program that has drawn criticism for its skyrocketing costs and lax regulation by the state. ...
Schools say dress codes promote discipline. But many Black students see traces of racism
For as long as schools have policed hairstyles as part of their dress codes, some students have seen the rules as attempts to deny their cultural and religious identities. Nowhere have school rules on hair been a bigger flashpoint than in Texas, where a trial this week is set to...
Civil rights group says North Carolina public schools harming LGBTQ+ students, violating federal law
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A civil rights group alleged Tuesday that North Carolina's public schools are “systematically marginalizing” LGBTQ+ youth while new state laws in part are barring certain sex-related instruction in early grades and limiting athletic participation by transgender...
What to know about changes to this year's FAFSA application for college students
NEW YORK (AP) — A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is now available to all college applicants for the 2024-2025 school year. The new Free Application for Federal Student Aid was designed to make it easier for students and parents to apply and to...
