Program directory: Department of Education

Father of special needs children fears shuttering of Department of Education programs

On November 6, the Department of Education changed which graduate programs count as professional degrees for federal loans. Medicine, dentistry, law and veterinary medicine stayed on the list. But nursing, speech language pathology, physical therapy, occupational therapy and social work were removed. These are the caregiving fields that keep healthcare running, and they are overwhelmingly staffed by women. Losing professional degree status means lower federal loan limits, more private debt and f