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Louisiana faces an affordability crisis in higher education as federal financial aid is being reduced, with Grad PLUS loans eliminated and stricter borrowing caps. The state is urged to avoid tuition increases and instead invest in public institutions, need-based aid, and flexible pathways to education and workforce training to meet its 2030 goal of 60% of working-age adults holding a degree or credential.

A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Department of Education's new definition of 'professional' degrees, which would have imposed lower student loan caps on fields like nursing, teaching, and social work. The ruling halts a key part of the Trump administration's student loan overhaul, citing the rule as likely contrary to congressional intent.

Bihar's Chief Minister has ordered a judicial inquiry into an alleged fake encounter involving Bharat Bhushan Tiwari, a man with no criminal record who was engaged in social work. The inquiry follows questions about the circumstances of the encounter.

Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education over new student loan regulations that impose stricter borrowing limits for postbaccalaureate programs not classified as 'professional' degrees. The lawsuit argues the regulations unlawfully narrow the definition of 'professional' degrees, reducing funding for state institutions and harming workforce needs in healthcare and education.

A coalition of attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education over regulations redefining 'professional degree' to impose stricter loan limits on graduate programs like nursing and teaching. The lawsuit claims the redefinition unlawfully narrows eligibility, reducing funding for institutions and threatening healthcare workforce needs.

Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education over new student loan regulations that impose stricter borrowing limits on non-professional postbaccalaureate programs. The lawsuit challenges the department's narrowed definition of 'professional degree,' which excludes fields like nursing and teaching, and argues the changes will reduce funding for state institutions and hinder workforce development.

Democratic attorneys general and governors sued the U.S. Department of Education over new student loan regulations that impose stricter borrowing limits on non-professional postbaccalaureate programs. The lawsuit challenges the department's narrowed definition of 'professional degree,' arguing it unlawfully reduces funding for state institutions and hinders workforce development in healthcare and education.