Discover how the Higher Education Act of 1965 provides financial aid, scholarships, and loans to students, supporting educational opportunities across the U.S.

In December 2025, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon announced a new department policy making “there,” “their” and “they’re” mean the same thing.

It was almost impossible for the average observer to keep track of the Trump administration’s biggest impacts on education in 2025. Here’s what changed across colleges and universities, K-12 schools,

Lawmakers, union leaders and education officials say shifting programs out of the department risks losing expertise, adding bureaucracy and weakening support for students and families.

President Donald Trump holds up an executive order after signing it at an indoor presidential inauguration parade event in Washington on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump's executive actions prompted legal challenges virtually from the moment he took office, and education-related policies were not immune.

Here are a few questions that rise to the top for our team when thinking about the next 12 months in early education

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 poll, conducted by Yes.

Fifty years ago, Congress dramatically expanded schools’ responsibilities when it passed the nation’s primary special education law, requiring children with disabilities to receive a “free appropriate public education” alongside their non-disabled peers.