From investigations into the president’s perceived enemies to interference in the criminal cases of Trump allies like Flynn and Roger Stone, the ongoing politicization of the department is a dangerous threat to the rule of law.

Department of Education records regarding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on schools. These records are from March 2020.

American Oversight and nonprofit legal organization Student Defense sued the Department of Education on Wednesday for records related to the repeal of a rule protecting students from excessive debt. 

Lawsuit filed by Student Defense, represented by American Oversight, against the Department of Education for communications with non-government parties regarding the Gainful Employment Rule, which Secretary Betsy DeVos repealed in July 2019. The Gainful Employment rule sought to protect borrowers from for-profit colleges that graduate students with excessive loan debt.

Every week seems to bring a new example of President Donald Trump’s disdain — or fear — of independent oversight.

Ethics records from the Department of Education for former student aid official Kathleen Smith, who now lobbies for the financial aid servicer, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA).

Department of Education records regarding meetings with lobbyists from October 2017.

FOIA request to the Department of Education seeking email communications with online education companies.

The Department of Education stated that it had no records responsive to American Oversight's request for FSA Chief Operating Officer Wayne Johnson communications with representatives of select groups with student loan policy interests.

Department of Education stated that it had no records of communications with the White House about Ivanka Trump's use of personal email to conduct government business.