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Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR The Trump administration will resume garnishing wages from student loan borrowers in default in early 2026, the U.S. Education Department confirmed to NPR. The move comes after a years-long pause in wage ga... See more

The Trump administration will resume garnishing wages from student loan borrowers in default in early 2026, the U.S. Education Department confirmed to NPR. The move comes after a years-long pause in wage garnishment due to the pandemic. "We expect the fir... See more

LA Johnson/NPR Student test scores in the U.S. are down from where they were a decade ago. The trend is one that education researchers accept but took most of the decade to identify. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, "it was not yet obvious that there was a... See more

Updated December 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM PST Student test scores in the U.S. are down from where they were a decade ago. The trend is one that education researchers accept but took most of the decade to identify. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, "it was not ye... See more

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: For over a decade, student test scores in the U.S. have been on the decline, and education researchers are in a desperate scramble to figure out why. One possible answer - the rise of smartphones and the amount of time kids spend star... See more