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The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and Student Privacy Policy Office initiated investigations into four Kansas school districts.

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon attended a successful 2026-27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) beta testing event, marking the earliest successful test launch of the FAFSA form in history.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Knoxville, Tennessee on her Returning Education to the States Tour. Secretary McMahon visited Grand Oaks Elementary School and participated in a roundtable discussion with local education leaders.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Little Rock, Arkansas on her Returning Education to the States Tour.

Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon kicked off her Returning Education to the States Tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon today announced the “Returning Education to the States” Tour.

Today, to fulfill President Trump’s memorandum directing the Department to promote transparency in higher education, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon directed NCES to collect universities' data on race discrimination in admissions.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation into Baltimore City Public Schools in Baltimore, Maryland (BCPS) for allegedly violating Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI).

U.S. Under Secretary Nicholas Kent's letter to Education staff.

Nicholas Kent was sworn in after the United States Senate voted to confirm him as the 15th Under Secretary of Education.