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Issues  |  Collin Binkley, Associated Press  • 
March 20, 2026

Student loans to go to Treasury Department as Trump continues to dismantle Education Department

The Treasury Department will take over management of student loans whose borrowers are in default. Those loans add up to about $180 billion, or 11% of the government’s $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio.
Issues  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 19, 2026

Miss. Dept. of Education releases updated K-12 strategic plan

The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.