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U.S. Department of Education Celebrates Sub-Cabinet Presidential Nominations



Today, the U.S. Department of Education celebrated President Donald J. Trump’s nominations to lead the Department’s critical education reform agenda. Leaders from across the nation provided statements of support for the incoming leadership team.

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U.S. Department of Education Launches Title IX Investigations into Two Athletic Associations



Office for Civil Rights directed investigations into two athletic associations, both of which publicly announced plans to violate federal antidiscrimination laws related to girls' and women's sports.

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U.S. Department of Education Rescinds Biden 11th Hour Guidance on NIL Compensation



The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights today announced it has rescinded the nine-page Title IX guidance on Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) issued in the final days of the Biden administration.

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U.S. Department of Education Urges the NCAA, NFHS to Restore Female Athletics Records Wrongfully Erased by Male Competitors



The U.S. Education Department today wrote to the NCAA and the National Federation of State High School Associations, urging them to restore female athletic records and other recognitions misappropriated by biological males competing in female categories.

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U.S. Department of Education Reduces Burden on Career and Technical Education Programs



The U.S. Department of Education announced the reversal of a regulatory reporting scheme that required states and the local career and technical education programs across the country to comply with burdensome and unnecessary reporting.

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Additional Incoming Trump-Vance Appointees



The U.S. Department of Education today announced additional appointees who will work to implement President Trump’s America First education agenda.

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U.S. Department of Education to Investigate Title IX Violations in Athletics



Pursuant to President Trump’s Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports Executive Order, the U.S. Department of Education today announced investigations into two educational institutions and an athletic association where violations of Title IX have been reported.

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Statement on President Trump’s Executive Order Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports



"...The President affirmed that this Administration will protect female athletes from the danger of competing against and the indignity of sharing private spaces with someone of the opposite sex..."

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U.S. Department of Education Announces Improvements to the FAFSA® Form



The U.S. Department of Education published the information collection for the 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid ( FAFSA®) form in the Federal Register, the first public step in the FAFSA development process.

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U.S. Department of Education Probes Cases of Antisemitism at Five Universities



The Department today announced investigations into five institutions of higher education where widespread antisemitic harassment has been reported. The Office for Civil Rights is opening the investigations under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act (1964).