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'This is a life changer': Teachers and others celebrate public service student loan forgiveness

Weeks before student loan payments are set to resume after being suspended during the pandemic, 30,000 people are seeing loan forgiveness become a reality. The Biden administration’s changes to the …

Sat Nov 20, 2021

Biden administration overhauls broken Public Service Loan Forgiveness program

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program seemed like a great idea, if we’re going to have a society in which huge numbers of people are saddled with huge amounts of student debt. Unfortunately, the …

Thu Oct 7, 2021

After losing in court, defiant DeSantis officials dock pay of school boards adopting mask mandates

Despite a state court ruling clearing the way for school mask mandates, Florida education officials announced Monday they would withhold funding from two school districts that were among the first to …

Tue Aug 31, 2021

Education Department opens civil rights inquiries into five GOP-led states banning mask mandates

The Department of Education notified five Republican-led states Monday that it was launching investigations into whether their prohibitions on mask mandates in schools are violating the civil rights …

Tue Aug 31, 2021

Biden extends vital lifeline to Florida schools, and a giant middle finger to Ron DeSantis

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it clear that, when it comes to COVID-19, he has one priority: Punishing anyone who gets in the way of spreading the virus. In particular, DeSantis has focused on …

Mon Aug 16, 2021

Amid slew of anti-trans bills, Biden's Education Department confirms protections for LGBTQ students

As Daily Kos continues to cover, Republicans are wasting no time in trying to distract from failures related to the novel coronavirus pandemic (or in general). Among other attempts to cause hysteria, …

Thu Jun 17, 2021

Education Secretary Miguel Cardona ends policy blocking undocumented students from emergency funds

The Biden administration has reversed guidance by the prior administration that barred Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients and other undocumented students from pandemic relief. …

Tue May 11, 2021