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December 4, 2025

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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 […]

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Troubled student loan forgiveness program gets an overhaul

October 7, 2021 Collin Binkley, Associated Press

The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements — a change that could offer debt relief to thousands of teachers, […]

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8 NC Schools awarded National Blue Ribbon

September 30, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Eight North Carolina K-12 schools have been named National Blue Ribbon schools for 2021 by the U.S. Department of Education. The eight schools fall into one of two categories, exemplary high-performing schools and […]

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Pause on student loan payments extended through January

August 14, 2021 Collin Binkley, The Associated Press

The Biden administration on Friday issued what it says will be the final extension to a student loan moratorium that has allowed millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic. Under the […]

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Biden administration backtracks on Critical Race Theory elements in K-12 history grants

August 4, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A blog post by U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona outlines the Biden administration is backing off from including elements from the controversial Critical Race Theory in grants related to teaching history in K-12 […]

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Students who got partial loan relief to see full discharge

March 19, 2021 Carole Feldman, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Students who were defrauded by their colleges and received only partial relief from their federal loans could now see them fully canceled, the Biden administration announced Thursday, reversing a Trump administration policy. […]

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Three NC schools recognized for environmental achievements

April 30, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — The U.S. Department of Education named three schools in North Carolina as Green Ribbon Schools based on efforts to reduce environmental impact, improve health and wellness, and ensure effective sustainability education. Wake County’s […]

Betsy DeVos - Duke - UNC - Middle Eastern Studies Consortium - Title VI
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U.S. Secretary of Education releases $13B in emergency funds

April 29, 2020 A.P. Dillon

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on April 23 that over $13.2 billion in emergency relief funds are now available to state and local education […]

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NC education officials approve waiver nixing end of year testing

March 25, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Members of the State Board of Education unanimously approved submitting a federal waiver to cancel required end-of-school testing and accountability measures. Hours later, Gov. Roy Cooper announced a new executive order which will […]

Madeline Gray—North State Journal
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Stein puts NC on lawsuit against DeVos over student loan debt

July 12, 2017 admin

WASHINGTON, D.C. — North Carolina has joined 16 other states and the District of Columbia in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and Secretary Betsy DeVos over the recent suspension of rules that, […]

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