Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) and nine other Senate Republicans have signed a letter asking the Office of Management and Budget to release Department of Education funds to states, which are currently being withheld for review.

Now that mass layoffs are moving forward with the Supreme Court’s blessing, concerns about financial aid and other policy issues have become more urgent.

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education Department employees laid off by the Trump's administration.

The DOE claims the University has failed to accurately and fully disclose the origins of funding originating from foreign institutions.

In a statement, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine's office said "the efforts to give states more control and flexibility in implementing education policy is welcomed."

Colorado has joined a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education to prevent the freezing of federal education funds vital for diverse and underserved students.

The U.S. Department of Education has emerged as central in the struggle over control of the power of the purse in the nation’s capital.