The Trump administration said it was freezing more than $2 billion in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the prestigious school rejected a list of demands from the White House, the BBC reports. “Harvard’s announcement today underscores the disturbing mindset and permissiveness that…

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 aimed at dismantling the federal Department of Education. With a stroke of the pen, he officially launched a plan to eliminate the 46-year-old agency, NBC News reports. The order does not immediately close the department, which would require congressional approval.…

Student loan write-offs: Half a million people will benefit from the renegotiation of fees, some immediately, USA Today reports. The government service loan write-off program had to be simple. If college graduates were willing to give up lucrative wages in the private sector ...