Rebecca Carballo
Education Reporter at POLITICO
Education reporter for @politico Formerly: @nytimes 📰@HoustonChron ⭐️WI native & @MarquetteU alum. Guess which awkward kid in my cover photo is me.
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4 days ago |
politico.com | Rebecca Carballo
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.) is seen outside a House Republican Conference meeting on Capitol Hill, Oct. 11, 2023. | Francis Chung/POLITICO With help from Mackenzie Wilkes, Delece Smith-Barrow, Juan Perez Jr. and Benjamin GuggenheimTAXES & PENALTIES — Congressional Republicans are eyeing a host of accountability measures for colleges and universities that could have a substantial impact on their finances.
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2 weeks ago |
politico.com | Rebecca Carballo
The mascot, an illustration of man wearing a feathered headdress, has been used for decades. Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he sides with a New York school district that has a Native American mascot. | Andrew Harnik/Getty Images The Education Department launched an investigation Friday into the New York Department of Education for threatening to withhold money from a local school district because of its Native American mascot.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Juan Perez Jr. |Rebecca Carballo
Taken together, Trump’s suite of orders represent significant maneuvers to squeeze the finances of higher education institutions and expand his already sweeping federal intervention into the country’s education industry. President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and Education Secretary Linda McMahon watch.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Rebecca Carballo
The Trump administration announced Monday it will start the process of collecting on defaulted federal student loans on May 5. The , which collects debts by intercepting payments such as tax refunds and Social Security benefits, will administer the collections. Following a required 30 day notice to borrowers, wage garnishment will start later this summer, a senior Education Department official said Monday on a call with reporters.
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3 weeks ago |
politico.com | Rebecca Carballo
Hundreds of people gather in Somerville, Massachusetts, on March 26, 2025, to demand the release of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish student at Tufts University, who was arrested by federal agents Tuesday night. | Michael Casey/AP LEGAL BATTLES AHEAD: The Trump administration is revoking student visas without warning, often leaving international students with two undesirable options: self deport, or quickly find legal counsel to fight the revocation in court.
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