Student loan rule would penalize graduates who enter ministry, Christian college leaders say

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche details a DOJ report on the Biden FBI allegedly targeting Christians and discusses the ongoing investigation into the WCHA Dinner shooting. Christian college presidents are sounding the alarm about new federal regulations they say would cripple Christian higher education and effectively penalize students pursuing religious vocations. The Department of Education’s proposal, known as the Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS), introduces an earnings premium test to determine federal loan eligibility for college programs. The rule — an implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted last year — is designed to protect students from low-earning degrees. Under the new metric, an undergraduate program "fails" if its graduates do not earn more than the median income of a high school graduate aged 25 to 3