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Education Department removes access to certain student loan plan applications
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Students stage ‘Dark Indonesia’ protests as Prabowo’s cuts hit education
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How Medicaid cuts could improve access to care
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Judge Blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE Team From Education Department’s Student Loan Databases
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Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website
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Federal agencies that could be impacted by job cuts
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Democrats call for Education Department to rescind threats to end to federal funding for schools with DEI programs
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What does the Department of Education do?
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