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United States Department of Education

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US student loan default surge

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Latest: US student loan defaults rise as repayment protections end

After the COVID‑19 payment moratorium and a one‑year grace period expired in late 2024, federal student‑loan defaults in the United States began climbing sharply. By mid‑2025 the number of borrowers in default had reache

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US school transgender record probes

2 clusters · 10 sources · last updated

Latest: U.S. Education Department probes Ann Arbor and Anne Arundel districts over transgender student privacy

On July 27 2026, U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon announced that the Department of Education would enforce FERPA against school districts accused of concealing students’ gender‑transition records, warning that non‑