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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education recently expanded federal waiver authority for Florida and Illinois school systems, part of a broader Trump administration effort to shift more control …
Education Department Expands State Control Over Federal Funds Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Students pursuing short-term job training programs will soon be able to use federal Pell Grant funding for programs lasting as little as eight weeks under a new …
New Pell Grant Expansion Could Fast-Track Workers Into Jobs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States Department of Education and United States Department of Labor reported that 21 states have submitted combined Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act state plans integrating …
States Expand Workforce Plans Under Federal Alignment Push Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education will distribute an additional $144 million this year to expand programs serving students with disabilities while allowing states, for the first time, …
Education Department Expands IDEA Funding for Disability Services Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education recently launched the fiscal year 2026 competition for its Comprehensive Centers Program, restructuring the federal technical-assistance initiative around state-directed education priorities as …
Education Department Reshapes Grant Program Around State Control Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Labor have opened two federal grant competitions aimed at expanding career-focused education programs and teacher training aligned …
Education, Labor Launch Grants Focused on Workforce Skills Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released fiscal year 2026 grant competitions for the Ready to Learn and Promise Neighborhoods programs as part …
Education, HHS Launch 2026 School Support Grant Programs Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Graduate students and parents borrowing for college will soon face new federal loan limits under changes tied to President Donald Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts Act, ending …
New Federal Student Loan Caps Could Shake Up Graduate Schools Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — States will have access to new federal funding to redesign how student performance is measured, as part of a joint education and workforce initiative aimed at improving …
New Federal Grants Aim to Reshape Student Testing Systems Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A proposed $75.7 billion federal education budget would maintain key funding for low-income students while shifting more control to states, as outlined in testimony before a Senate …
$75.7B Education Budget Push Sparks Federal Overhaul Debate Read More