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May 13, 2025
A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.
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Apr 1, 2025
NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.
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Mar 19, 2025
Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.
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Mar 12, 2025
The Trump administration is working toward its promise of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education: On Tuesday evening, the department released a statement saying it would cut...
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Mar 7, 2025
The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without...
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Feb 26, 2025
President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.
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Feb 14, 2025
New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.
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Feb 7, 2025
The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.
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Jan 29, 2025
There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
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Jan 16, 2025
We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.
May 13, 2025A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.
Apr 1, 2025NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on some of borrowers' biggest questions.
Mar 19, 2025Alabama is the only state where 4th-grade math scores are higher now than they were in 2019, before the pandemic. This is the story of how the state pulled it off.
Mar 12, 2025The Trump administration is working toward its promise of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education: On Tuesday evening, the department released a statement saying it would cut...
Mar 7, 2025The draft executive action, obtained by NPR, acknowledges the department and its signature responsibilities were created by Congress, and cannot legally be altered without...
Feb 26, 2025President Trump has made clear he wants to close the U.S. Department of Education, but Republicans seem torn on just how far to go.
Feb 14, 2025New research drills down on poor student achievement and notes some school districts that are beating the odds.
Feb 7, 2025The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, partisan differences were on full display.
Jan 29, 2025There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling.
Jan 16, 2025We asked more than a dozen educators, researchers, advocates and experts how they would grade Biden's education legacy. He got two F's, no A's and lots of votes in the middle.