Education Secretary Defends Student Loan Forgiveness and Cutting Charter School Funds

Published on April 10, 2024

Tensions were high as Education Secretary Miguel Cardona testified before the House Appropriations Committee on April 10 regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) budget requests for fiscal year 2025. Republicans grilled Mr. Cardona over the department’s proposed changes to Title IX that would force schools to allow trans students to use locker rooms and play on teams that don’t correspond to their biological sex. They also questioned the secretary over potential reductions in funding for charter schools, President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plans, issues with the rollout of the 2024 FAFSA application, and the threat of free speech on college campuses....

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