Rebecca Carballo is an Education Reporter at POLITICO. She specializes in educational policy, school governance, and workforce-related issues, bringing insightful coverage to the complexities of education management. Her work has been featured in prominent outlets including the San Antonio Express-News, The New York Times, and The Seattle Times.
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Rebecca Carballo's coverage focuses heavily on national news in the United States, particularly highlighting government announcements and citing data. Her articles cover a range of topics including AI, crime, health, technology, and events.
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The agency is great at collecting on debts, but its tactics may lack the softer touch often used with student loan borrowers.
Rebecca Carballo Sat, April 25, 2026 at 6:00 PM GMT+2 7 min read
By: Rebecca Carballo
The Federal Student Aid office plans to hire 334 full-time employees by 2027, despite staffing cuts last year and efforts to send the department’s work to other agencies.
By: Mackenzie Wilkes, Rebecca Carballo, Bianca Quilantan
The proposal marks the latest effort by the president to root out diversity, equity and inclusion in education and more broadly across federally funded programs and research.
By: Bianca Quilantan, Mackenzie Wilkes, Rebecca Carballo
The administration will move core functions such as special education programs and civil rights enforcement to the Departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively.
By: Bianca Quilantan, Mackenzie Wilkes, Rebecca Carballo
The administration will move core functions like special education programs and civil rights enforcement to the departments of Health and Human Services and Justice, respectively.
The Trump administration's efforts to dismantle the Education Department have ensnared even its independent research arm. Now, it might take another hit from Congress.
The Trump administration sought to narrow a popular program designed to forgive the student debt of public service workers.
Colleges grappling with rising costs and declining enrollments are increasingly embracing a solution more commonly seen in the private sector: mergers.
The agency that primarily works with small businesses is considering starting a program for student borrowers amid President Donald Trump’s efforts to shutter the Education Department.
