Department of Education

Education Department shifts loans to Treasury, relocates offices

April 6, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — In continued downsizing moves, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a major new partnership related to the management of the nation’s $1.7 trillion federal student loan […]

NC’s America 250 plans take shape

January 22, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The General Assembly’s America 250 Committee met Jan. 14 to continue its work on celebrations and events for the nation’s anniversary this year. Members heard a guest presentation from David Hosaflook, an American […]

2025 Year in Review: Enrollment gains, possible tuition hikes mark year in higher education

December 26, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Highlights from the UNC System in 2025 included enrollment growth, a possible tuition hike and several schools garnering positive free speech rankings. The UNC System saw record student enrollment gains this year, with preliminary student enrollment […]

Education Department signals breakup with moves

November 27, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education announced partnerships to unload certain responsibilities to other agencies last week as part of President Donald Trump’s promise to return education authority to the states. “The Trump Administration […]

Education Department awards $53M to charter school group

October 9, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A public charter school organization in North Carolina will be receiving a portion of the $500 million in charter school program grants announced earlier this month by the U.S. Department of Education. “A […]

UNC Chapel Hill’s SCiLL obtains grant for ‘Summer Civics Institutes’

October 1, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The School of Civic Life and Leadership, a relatively new school of civics at UNC Chapel Hill, obtained a grant from the U.S. Department of Education that will be used to launch “Summer […]

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Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

August 16, 2025 The Associated Press

— A federal judge on Thursday struck down two Trump administration actions aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the nation’s schools and universities. In her 76-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Stephanie Gallagher in Maryland […]

Education Department releases remaining $5.5B in reviewed funding

August 1, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education has released the remainder of the funds that had been withheld for review to the states. On July 14, N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a 25-state coalition […]

Education Department to release some grant money

July 24, 2025 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — The Education Department will release $1.3 billion in previously withheld grant money for after-school programs, days after 10 Republican senators sent a letter imploring the Trump administration to allow frozen education money to be sent […]

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NC AG Jackson joins lawsuit over federal education funding freeze

July 16, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced that he is joining a 25-state coalition lawsuit against the Trump administration over a federal education funding freeze that affects $168.7 million in North Carolina school […]