Scoop from @mstratford: Trump administration officials are exploring options to sell off parts of the federal government’s $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to the private market https://t.co/jRWUootOjm

I spent all of last week sitting in on the Dept of Ed's rulemaking session concerning student loans. Long story short, some progress has been made on smaller details, but major questions remain on key issues. See the link below for a more in-depth rundown of the week's debates.

JUST IN: South Carolina is asking #SCOTUS to allow the state to enforce its policy barring trans students from using bathroom aligned with their gender identity. w/@biancaquilan https://t.co/T36ZrBPliN One tip for #SCOTUS filings follows....

Leader Thune filed cloture on Executive Calendar #165 Nicholas Kent to be Under Secretary of Education.

President Donald Trump’s more than $200 million settlement with Columbia University is pushing higher education leaders to entertain their worst-case scenario: The administration will win its fights against institutions across the country, w/@biancaquilan

A Supreme Court decision clearing the way for deep staffing cuts at the Education Department promises to roil the agency’s handling of more than $1 trillion in student debt, former officials are warning. https://t.co/cBLikRjaIc

Republicans on Tuesday scrutinized three college presidents over what they called antisemitic actions and statements from faculty and students, w/@biancaquilan

Exclusive: The Trump administration’s postponement of a summer meeting for a college-accreditation panel has set off alarm bells in an obscure but powerful corner of higher education

NEW: #SCOTUS takes another big foray into transgender issues, agreeing to hear cases on ID & WV state bans on trans women in women's sports. Cases likely argued in fall and decided by next June. w/@biancaquilan

NEW: Harvard moves to halt Trump's latest effort to block school from enrolling foreign students. Trump's public statements demanding that Harvard say uncle feature prominently in amended suit, TRO request. w/@biancaquilan https://t.co/9z5kkTKh4N

BREAKING: A Massachusetts high school student arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody.

Now that it’s playbook official: excited to announce that I’m officially joining the financial services team as a regulations and small business policy reporter on the Hill! Khapgood@politico.com for tips or dm for signal/text.

BREAKING: Trump has banned all foreign-national Harvard students and researchers from entering the US on student or foreign exchange visas. Shifts legal fight from one over State and DHS powers to presidential powers

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NEW: Judge extends block on Trump bid to boot out Harvard's foreign students. This after DHS basically issued Harvard a 30-day reprieve, while not conceding Noem erred by "immediately" revoking school's status last week. w/@kellygarrity3 @biancaquilan

Wondering why Santa Ono is leaving Michigan? He wrote about his decision here:

The Internal Revenue Service is making plans to rescind the tax-exempt status of Harvard University Really big scoop from @evanperez @alaynatreene https://t.co/MtvlkafafP

POLITICO analysis: More than 30 universities have overhauled their diversity efforts amid Trump funding threats. Find out which ones are making changes 👇 https://t.co/6kn4EDWcLc

SCOOP: University President Michael Schill is in Washington D.C. for a meeting today with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon amid the Trump administration’s Tuesday freeze on $790 million in federal funds for Northwestern.

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