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Arcs in the news about United States Department of Education from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 193 stories · 980 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 30, 2023

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Biden's student debt relief plans and the court fights that blocked them

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Student loan forgiveness under SAVE plan to begin next month · 8 articles, Jan 12Some Americans will get their student loans canceled in February as Biden accelerates his new plan · 57 articles, Jan 12Biden cancels student loan debt for another 74K borrowers · 50 articles, Jan 18Biden Cancels $1.2 Billion in Student Loan Debt: What To Know · 96 articles, Feb 20Biden touts ‘fixed' student loan forgiveness programs in State of the Union. Here's what he meant · 11 articles, Mar 7Biden cancels student loans for 78,000 more public workers · 57 articles, Mar 21Republican states file lawsuit challenging Biden’s student loan repayment plan · 20 articles, Mar 28Biden to forgive $7.4 billion more in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers · 68 articles, Apr 5President Joe Biden will unveil his new plan to give student loan relief to many new borrowers · 8 articles, Apr 5Biden administration announces another round of loan cancellation under new repayment plan · 26 articles, Apr 5Biden announces more student loan relief plans in battleground Wisconsin · 138 articles, Apr 5What to know about President Biden's latest attempt at student loan cancellation · 18 articles, Apr 8More Republican states sue to block Biden’s student loan repayment plan · 23 articles, Apr 9Biden announces a fresh round of $7.5 billion in student loans canceled · 31 articles, Apr 10President Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as proposed regulation · 12 articles, Apr 16Student loan forgiveness: Some may qualify but need to take action by April 30 · 22 articles, Apr 28$6.1 billion in student loan debt canceled for enrollees at for-profit Art Institutes · 48 articles, May 1Federal student loan interest rate will rise to highest level in 12 years · 15 articles, May 14Biden administration canceling student loans for another 160,000 borrowers · 69 articles, May 22Americans are split on Biden's student loan work, even those with debt, an AP-NORC poll finds · 6 articles, Jun 11Two Federal Judges Block Part Of Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan · 58 articles, Jun 243 million student loan borrowers to be placed in payment pause · 20 articles, Jun 28Biden can move ahead with plan to lower monthly payments for millions of student loan borrowers · 9 articles, Jun 29Appeals court allows part of Biden student loan repayment plan to go forward · 11 articles, Jul 1Biden announces additional $1.2 billion in student debt relief · 28 articles, Jul 17Federal appeals court blocks remainder of Biden's student debt relief plan · 62 articles, Jul 18Biden administration ramps up student loan forgiveness plan · 8 articles, Jul 31Federal appeals court issues another blow to Biden’s student loan repayment plan · 7 articles, Aug 10Supreme Court temporarily bars latest Biden student debt relief plan · 61 articles, Aug 28Republican-led states file new lawsuit to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans · 15 articles, Sep 4Navient banned from federal student loan servicing, fined $120M · 11 articles, Sep 12A temporary student loan benefit ends Monday – here's what borrowers should show · 31 articles, Sep 30Biden’s student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash · 31 articles, Oct 3Missouri judge blocks Biden student loan forgiveness that was cleared to proceed · 30 articles, Oct 3The Biden administration has now canceled loans for more than 1 million public workers · 36 articles, Oct 17New Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Targets Borrowers In Financial Distress · 17 articles, Oct 22Biden tries again at student loan cancellation, for those in financial hardship · 11 articles, Oct 25Student loan forgiveness: Trump's win brings uncertainty to borrowers · 27 articles, Nov 7Biden Cancels Nearly $4.3 Billion In Student Loan Debt—Here’s Who Qualifies · 35 articles, Dec 20
The Israel-Hamas war: the campus protests and the fight over antisemitism · Oct 9, 2023 – Sep 23, 2026

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else19 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Department of Education that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Nov 15– 22Trump has called for dismantling the Education Department. Here's what that would mean24 articles · 24 independent sources
    6 left, 6 center, 2 right
  2. Aug 12– 13FAFSA delays will keep plaguing students for 2025-26 school year—how to maximize your chances of getting financial aid6 articles · 3 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Mar 2Education Department to open investigation into Nex Benedict's Oklahoma school district19 articles · 17 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  4. Feb 13– 14Department of Education takes steps to speed up financial aid awards after bumpy FAFSA rollout11 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right

Stories that name United States Department of Education

  1. Dec 29– 30Jimmy Carter, the 39th U.S. president, has died at 100278 articles · 134 independent sources
    20 left, 31 center, 24 right
  2. Nov 20– 22Trump names Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education86 articles · 49 independent sources
    9 left, 18 center, 10 right
  3. Nov 13Hundreds of books pulled from Florida school libraries — including novels by Kurt Vonnegut, John Green and Toni Morrison12 articles · 12 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 1 right
  4. Oct 21Biden extends student loan payment pause by 6 months for 8 million SAVE plan borrowers5 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 4 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 24Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent8 articles · 8 independent sources
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  6. Sep 15– 17Disney trips meant for homeless students went to NYC school employees' kids: officials14 articles · 12 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 4 right
  7. Jun 12Biden's Title IX protections for LGBTQ students struck down by Texas court6 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 3 right
  8. May 15Biden administration extends key deadline for student loan forgiveness9 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Apr 19Biden administration to announce expanded Title IX protections while reversing Trump-era guidance19 articles · 18 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 7 right
  10. Mar 5– 6Liberty University will pay $14 million fine for student safety violations45 articles · 39 independent sources
    8 left, 10 center, 8 right

Local coverage

  1. Apr 30Student loan forgiveness for public-sector workers to be temporarily paused | What you need to know5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
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