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U.S. Department of Education Formally Rescinds the Biden Administration’s Illegal Title IX Rewrite, Reinstating the 2020 Regulation

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) formally rescinded the Biden Administration’s illegal regulation implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX).
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Age Discrimination

The Age Discrimination regulation is enforced by the Office for Civil Rights and is in the Code of Federal Regulations at 34 CFR Part 110. The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 does not cover employment ...
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U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of the Treasury Launch New Defaulted Loans Support Center

New Online Portal Provides Streamlined Options for Millions of Borrowers to Address Defaulted Loans and Return to Repayment The U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of the ...
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The Better FAFSA: What Students and Their Families Need to Know

The U.S. Department of Education is making transformational changes to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form. The FAFSA form is an application that students and families need to ...
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U.S. Department of Education Announces Earliest FAFSA Launch in Program History for the Second Consecutive Year

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that the 2027-2028 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form is online and available to the public, marking the earliest ...
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U.S. Department of Education Approves Mississippi’s Returning Education to the States Waiver

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced another victory in empowering states with greater education autonomy with the approval of Mississippi’s Returning Education to the ...
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U.S. Department of Education Ends Funding to Racially Discriminatory Discretionary Grant Programs at Minority-Serving Institutions

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) announced that it will end discretionary funding to several Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) grant programs that discriminate by conferring ...
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U.S. Department of Education Joins “Get Active” Campaign to Get America’s Students Moving

The “Get Active” initiative will bring events promoting physical fitness and student success to schools across the country AUSTIN, TX – Today, U.S. Secretary of Education (ED) Linda McMahon joined U.S ...
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U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice Issue Guidance on 'Swatting’ Threats

As students begin a new school year, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued joint guidance to all educational institutions on how to prepare for and ...
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Secretary McMahon and Secretary Kennedy Celebrate Medical School Commitments to Increase Nutrition Training for Future Doctors

Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Education convened leaders from 53 of the nation’s top medical schools today to announce commitments to require ...
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Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA)

Welcome to the homepage of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). OHA provides an independent forum for the fair, impartial, equitable, and timely resolution of ...