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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

Adult community-college participants work at desktop computers during a U.S. Department of Education forum.

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GAO’s Education Priority List Grew From 8 to 10

The federal watchdog added three priority items after the department implemented one, sharpening its focus on student aid, data privacy and charter-school financial risk.

August 4, 2026, 11:58 p.m. CDT

Rescue trainees load a patient on a wheeled stretcher into an ambulance during a field exercise.

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Iowa’s 14-Week EMT Course Became the First Federally Approved Workforce Pell Program

Eligible students at Iowa Central Community College can now use Pell grants for the short program. The approval also tests a new accountability system for eight- to 15-week credentials.

August 5, 2026, 1:38 p.m. CDT