The Education Department awarded General Dynamics Information Technology $121.8 million to overhaul its financial aid system.

University of Phoenix President George Burnett, who was hired in February, stepped down after an Education Department inquiry.

The Department of Education is responsible for making sure institutions and online program managers are complying with federal laws on student recruitment, the Government Accountability Office found.

The department released plans to create a dashboard showing measures of educational equity, including academic supports and early childhood education.

Instead of requiring Pell Grant students to prove their status, data sharing would enable automatic verification through the National Verifier, similar to other government programs.

The federal government also recommended "hy-flex" learning as one of several tech-related measures meant to help students recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

Online students are now factored into the third wave of emergency relief funding, according to new guidance from the Education Department.

Reps. Jim Langevin and Doris Matsui said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona should make clear to schools they can use stimulus funds on cybersecurity purchases.

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stepped down on Thursday, prompting educators and industry leaders to publish scathing reviews of her nearly four-year tenure.