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FCC Review Puts $3 Billion in School Internet Funding on the Table
By Marta Kowalczyk • August 10, 2026
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Education News reports the decisions reshaping schools and colleges: budget allocations, accreditation rulings, loan program changes, curriculum mandates, strikes and closures. Items are dated and attributed to the deciding body. Read by students, faculty and administrators who need to know what takes effect and when it starts.
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Education Department Offers One Percent Rate Cut for Auto Pay Enrollment
Borrowers who enroll in automatic debit by September 30, 2026 receive a full percentage point off their student loan interest rate through June 2028, part of a push to rebuild repayment rates.
By Marta Kowalczyk • July 1, 2026
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Workforce Pell Final Rule Takes Effect July 1 for Short-Term Programs
The May 18, 2026 final rule lets students carry Pell Grants into training programs as short as eight weeks, with governors and state workforce boards controlling which programs qualify.
By Zara Nasser • June 2, 2026
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How College Accreditation Works and Why It Matters for Students
Accreditation decides whether a college can offer federal financial aid and whether your credits transfer. Here is how the system works, who runs it, and how to check any school's status before you enroll.
By Zara Nasser • May 11, 2026
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Proposed Rule Ties Federal Aid to Graduate Earnings Across All Sectors
The April 17, 2026 notice would strip loan eligibility from undergraduate programs whose typical graduate cannot out-earn a high school educated worker, extending accountability to nonprofit and public institutions.
By Marta Kowalczyk • April 18, 2026
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Treasury to Collect Defaulted Student Loans Under New Federal Partnership
The March 19, 2026 agreement shifts operational responsibility for defaulted-debt collection from the Education Department to the Treasury Department, with nearly a quarter of the $1.7 trillion portfolio in default.
By Marta Kowalczyk • March 31, 2026
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Workforce Pell Proposed Rule Opens Aid to Short-Term Training Programs
The March 6, 2026 proposal would let students carry Pell Grants into programs as short as eight weeks, provided governors certify them as high-demand and providers meet completion and earnings benchmarks.
By Marta Kowalczyk • March 9, 2026
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Education Department Pushes Title II Funds Toward Strategic Staffing Models
A February 9, 2026 Dear Colleague Letter tells states and districts they can use Title II, Part A formula funds for team-based staffing, differentiated pay, and grow-your-own teacher pipelines.
By Zara Nasser • February 25, 2026
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Proposed Rule Would Cap Graduate Borrowing and Cut Repayment Plans to Two
The Education Department's January 29, 2026 proposal ends Grad PLUS loans, sets annual and lifetime loan limits, and replaces today's menu of repayment plans with a tiered standard option and a new Repayment Assistance Plan.
By Zara Nasser • February 2, 2026
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Negotiators Reach Consensus on College Accountability Framework Tied to Earnings
A federal rulemaking committee agreed on draft regulations that would strip federal loan eligibility from programs whose graduates earn too little, the first accountability standard applied to every sector of higher education.
By Zara Nasser • January 16, 2026