Education Department (US)

I Spent New Year’s Eve Trying to Do the FAFSA. It Didn’t Go Well.

The new, simplified version of the college student aid form was supposed to become available in December. It was, kind of, for some people.

As Student Loan Collections Restart, Millions Are Not Yet Paying

After a pandemic freeze, 22 million people received their first bill in years in October — and around 60 percent paid, the government said.

Education Dept. Is Investigating Six More Colleges Over Campus Discrimination

Stanford, Rutgers and U.C.L.A. were among those being looked into as accusations of hateful rhetoric on campuses have led to a spike in inquiries by the agency.

U.S. Investigates Colleges for Antisemitism and Islamophobia Complaints

Columbia, Cooper Union, Cornell and University of Pennsylvania were among half a dozen universities under investigation for harassment complaints on campus.

By the Numbers: How Schools Struggled During the Pandemic

New federal data from the 2020-2021 school year shows the reach of online learning, the struggle to hire teachers and the lack of counselors.