On September 30, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Find that Minnesota Violated Title IX.” Those that do not comply with Title IX are in jeopardy of losing their federal funding.
On September 29, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Awards Over $153 Million in American History and Civics Seminars Grants.”On September 25, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Releases Secretary McMahon’s Meaningful Learning and Workforce Readiness Supplemental Priorities.” The supplemental priorities will be the focus of the Department of Education’s discretionary grants.
On September 24, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Announces Release of Record $500 Million for Charter Schools Programs.”
On September 24, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Announces Earliest FAFSA Form Launch in Program History,” which is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
On September 17, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance to States on Ed-Flex Option to Encourage Local Innovation,” which gives states flexibility in their use of federal funding on the local level.
On September 17, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Releases Secretary McMahon’s Patriotic Education Supplemental Priority,” which informs how the U.S. Department of Education will issue its competitive grants.
On September 16, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Concludes Loudoun County Public Schools Violated Title IX and Retaliated Against Male Students Amid Sexual Harassment Claims.” Title IX “prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in federally funded education programs and activities.”
On September 15, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Makes Historic Grant Investments in Programs That Bolster Educational Outcomes.”
On September 5, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Bolsters Office of the Ombudsman to Improve Consumer Education and Increase Transparency for Student Borrowers.”
On August 28, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Finds Denver Public Schools Violated Title IX,” which “prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities receiving federal funding.”
On August 27, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Secretary of Education Confirms On Time Launch of the 2026 – 27 FAFSA Form,” which is the free application for federal student aid. This includes grants, scholarships, work-study programs, or loans for college or career school.
On August 25, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education, Federal Partners Issue Guidance to Help Colleges and Universities Mitigate Foreign Threats to Research.”
On August 21, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Issues Equitable Service School Choice Guidance.”
On August 19, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Prohibits Federal Funds from Supporting Political Activism on College Campuses.”
On July 24, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Announces Negotiated Rulemaking to Implement President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill,” which will include a public virtual hearing to receive recommendations on how best to actualize regulatory changes to the federal student loan and Pell Grants programs.”
On July 22, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance on Artificial Intelligence Use in Schools, Proposes Additional Supplemental Priority,” which discusses leveraging federal grant funds to improve education outcomes through Artificial Intelligence (AI).
On July 18, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Announces Immediate Implementation of High Education Provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which “simplifies the student loan repayment system.”
On July 18, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “Department of Education Announces Project SERV Grant to Support Texas Communities Impacted by Flooding.”
On July 15, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor Implement Workforce Development Partnership,” which will help to streamline services for states and grantees.
On July 10, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Ends Taxpayer Subsidization of Postsecondary Education for Illegal Aliens.”
On July 9, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Continues to Improve Federal Student Loan Repayment Options, Addresses Illegal Biden Administration Actions.”
On July 2, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Concludes Negotiated Rulemaking Session to Restore Public Service Loan Forgiveness.”
On June 26, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Issues School Choice Guidance to States on Turning Around Failing Schools.” “Funds can be sent out through a competitive grant process which empowers states to prioritize or incentivize activities and strategies for improving schools that make the most sense for their students and communities”
On May 20, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Releases Secretary McMahon’s Supplemental Grant Priorities.”
On May 16, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “Secretary McMahon Announces Immediate Increased Funding, New Grant Program for Charter Schools.”
On April 3, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “ED Requires K-12 School Districts to Certify Compliance with Title VI and Students v. Harvard as a Condition of Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.
On March 14, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “Office for Civil Rights Initiates Title VI Investigations into Institutions of Higher Education.”
On March 11, 2025, the agency issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Initiates Reduction in Force.”
On March 3, 2025, the Department issued a press release titled, “ED, HHS, and GSA Announce Additional Measures to End Anti-Semitic Harassment on College Campuses.”
On March 1, 2025, the Department posted an FAQ page in response to their February 14, 2025 Dear Colleague Letter about Racial Preferencing.
On February 17, 2025, the Department issued a press release titled, “U.S. Department of Education Cuts Over $600 Million in Divisive Teacher Training Grants.”
On February 14, 2025, the Department issued a Dear Colleague Letter directing schools to end racial preferences and noted federal funding implications for non-compliance.
On January 31, 2025, the Department issued a “Dear Colleague letter to K-12 schools and institutions of higher education re: Enforcing Title IX protections on the basis of biological sex in schools and on campuses.”
On January 23, 2025 the Department issued a press release on the Department’s actions relating to Executive Orders.
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