The $1.64 trillion financial portfolio is managed separately from the department's policy apparatus. But President Trump acknowledged that the massive loan balance was a complicating factor in his effort to shutter the agency.
Some colleges are teaching students the art of having productive political conversations with people they disagree with. Marketplace's David Brancaccio discusses the school administrators behind the movement and how it prepares students for entering the workforce.
For some famously progressive colleges in Ohio, a new state law designed to keep transgender women from using women's restrooms at schools is bringing a moment of soul-searching for students, alumni and administrators. It's one of many such laws adopted around the country, with the stated intent of protecting female students. The Ohio law—which applies […]
The Education Department is threatening to withhold federal funds from schools that don't comply with new guidance, prompting administrators to reflect on their values and comfort levels with risk.
New college rankings from FIRE and ADL emphasize free speech and antisemitism over academics, diverging sharply from U.S. News rankings. Critics argue their flawed methodologies make them unreliable for guiding federal research funding.
