Cory Turner

The Trump administration wants to jumpstart student loan repayment, with federal student loan debt approaching $2 trillion.

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration’s latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Education researchers warn budget proposals from the White House and House Republicans would impose steep cuts on some of the nation’s most vulnerable students and disadvantaged school communities.

The Trump administration is using decades-old laws, meant to prevent discrimination, to threaten school districts and states with cuts to vital federal funding.

Employees across multiple divisions agree: They can’t imagine how the department will fulfill its legal obligations with roughly half its staff gone.

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.

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.