Under Secretary of Education
Coverage of Under Secretary of Education in the Nexus archive.
- Long-waited relief headed to thousands of student loan borrowers
An appeals court ruled that the Education Department must forgive over 170,000 borrowers misled by for-profit schools, clearing $23 billion in debt relief and expanding eligibility to 450,000 borrowers. Federal student loan borrowers enrolled in automatic payments will receive a 1% interest rate reduction starting July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2028.
- I’m a university president. Trump is right to make colleges deliver for students
The Trump administration's Department of Education proposed a new accountability system requiring colleges to prove graduates earn more than high school graduates to maintain federal funding. The policy aims to address rising tuition costs and student debt by tying financial aid to workforce readiness, supported by Southeastern University's president as a necessary reset for higher education.