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Adult students and volunteers take part in an English class in Okinawa, Japan.

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Education Department Has 10 Priority GAO Items Open

Federal auditors elevated student-aid modernization, sensitive-data protection and charter-school management financial risk after only one earlier priority item was completed.

August 6, 2026, 4:13 p.m. CDT

Entrance to the Department of Education headquarters building in Washington.

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Education Department Removes Title VI Disparate-Impact Rules

The department says its civil-rights office will focus Title VI enforcement on intentional discrimination while retaining a complaint process.

August 11, 2026, 9:12 a.m. CDT

University graduates gathered on the steps outside an academic building.

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Federal Student-Loan Autopay Discount Rises to 1 Percentage Point

Eligible Direct Loan borrowers must enroll by Sept. 30 and remain in automatic payments to receive the temporary reduction through June 2028.

August 11, 2026, 5:10 p.m. CDT