(The Center Square) – American colleges and universities have received $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts in 2025, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education. 

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education issued guidance to state education officials urging Title I schools to consolidate federal, state and local funding into a single funding stream.

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, leading a massive multi-state coalition, has expanded a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. 

(The Center Square) – As national education spending per pupil rises, student enrollment is dropping and test scores across the United States are falling, which raises concern over how effectively taxpayer dollars are being used in public schools. 

(The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a coalition of 17 other Democratic attorneys general are urging the U.S. Department of Education to withdraw a proposed expansion of federal data collection on college admissions, arguing it would violate student privacy and distort civil rights law.

(The Center Square) – Americans remain firm in their support of expanding education freedom and providing parents and families the authority to hold officials accountable, a new national survey shows. 

(The Center Square) – A coalition of states led by New York Attorney General Letitia James and another coalition of teacher unions filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, alleging it violated federal law by excluding certain organizations from a student loan forgiveness program.

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Education’s move to establish new borrowing caps for professional and graduate students, excluding several health care programs, has drawn criticism from state officials who say the limits could deter students from continuing their education.