Committee on Education and Workforce

19/08/2026

Racist policies and practices are ingrained in our institutions, both in name and in effect.

Rescinding the school discipline guidance will needlessly expose another generation of students of color to unfair treatment in the classroom, effects that could last a lifetime.

A letter to educators follows up on last month's rescission of longstanding discrimination rules.

30/07/2026

Sixty-one years ago today, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law, guaranteeing health care for seniors, kids, and families with disabilities.

Trump promised to always protect Medicare. This week, he broke that promise again — cutting a program that kept Rx costs down.

A temporary subsidy that reduced monthly premiums will end, and insurance companies are examining the impact.

27/07/2026

🚨Sixty civil rights groups are sounding the alarm: The Trump Department of Education is purposely weakening civil rights protections for students by removing disparate impact standards from Title VI regulations.

Read their warning here:

Civil Rights Groups Condemn Department of Education Final Rule Weakening Civil Rights Protections for Students Final Rule Would Enable Policies that

24/07/2026

21/07/2026

The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation The Numbers Don’t Add Up: Women Continue to Earn Less, Regardless of Occupation

08/07/2026

The Trump Admin is picking and choosing which Americans’ civil rights are worth defending, actively ignoring women’s and minorities’ discrimination claims. This is unacceptable.

Americans deserve a government that will stick up for them—not abandon them.

President Trump has tried to scale back anti-discrimination regulations that date back decades. Federal agencies have heeded his call.

07/07/2026

A new report from the Center for American Progress confirms what Democrats have long warned: Trump's Big, Ugly Bill reduces access to free school meals.

Families are already stretched thin. We must protect nutrition programs so kids aren't forced to learn on an empty stomach.

For more information about the Big, Ugly Bill’s cuts to free school meal programs, read the Committee’s factsheet:

https://democrats-edworkforce.house.gov/imo/media/doc/republicans_tax_law_limits_access_to_school_meals2.pdf

Students across the country could lose access to free school meals, forcing the typical family with two children to spend $1,900 to $2,200 more per year for school meals.

01/07/2026

Have student loans?

Starting July 1, the Education Department is making new changes to the student loan program that could impact you.

Call your student loan servicer today to see how you are impacted. https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/repayment/servicers

01/07/2026

Trump’s latest court loss confirms what we’ve said all along: President Trump’s politicization of the Public Student Loan Forgiveness program is a partisan, illegal attack on borrowers and the communities that benefit from their public service. Period.

A pair of federal judges struck down a Trump administration overhaul to a public service forgiveness program for student loans, ruling Tuesday in two separate cases in favor of advocates who said the program risked becoming a tool for political retribution.