Unpacking rumor Education Department no longer counts nursing, other programs as ‘professional degrees’

This year, there’s a new topic to argue about at the Thanksgiving table: What is a professional degree?
It’s a question that President Donald Trump’s Department of Education recently addressed in its overhaul of student-loan repayment. That’s led to criticism from groups that are not included in the department’s narrower degree definition.
The crux of the issue is new borrowing limits. Trump’s