The Senate education committee has released its portion of H.R. 1, the budget reconciliation bill passed by the House. The Senate, like the House, would hike monthly student loan payments—making higher education even less affordable and accessible for millions of students. How other NEA priorities fare—vouchers, Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—will […]

  Education is under attack at all levels, from pre-K to post-graduate, along multiple budgetary tracks in Congress. President Trump’s FY2026 budget request slashes Department of Education funding by 15 percent, eliminates or consolidates programs in no-strings-attached block grants, and lowers the maximum Pell grant from $7,395 to $5,710—a 23 percent cut. Last week, Secretary […]

Congress returns from the Memorial Day recess with a full agenda. Just before the recess, the House passed H.R. 1, its version of the reconciliation bill that will harm students and working families with deep cuts in Medicaid, food aid, and diminishing access to higher education. The Senate process for action on H.R. 1 begins […]