According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another ...

An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the ...

Employee reductions and other changes are afoot, and some programs could be moved or cut if the department is dismantled.

The Department of Education is implementing mass layoffs just days after President Donald Trump suggested the agency should not handle student loans.

Experts warn borrowers should expect long waits, especially those with questions or disputes over their student loans.

How mass buyouts and layoffs at Trump's U.S. Department of Education might impact millions of students, teachers and administrators.

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The Department of Education distributes billions in federal money to colleges and schools and manages the federal student loan portfolio. Closing the department would mean redistributing each of those ...

Private student loans can be a valuable tool when it comes to paying for college. They typically offer low interest rates for ...

Key student loan and aid programs may be eliminated or restructured if Trump follows through with cutting the Department of ...

That description of the Education Department is "a red herring," said Mayotte. "If the Education Department was eliminated tomorrow, the loans would not go away, they would only be sent to a different ...

As the Trump administration overhauls the student loan system, many borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness are ...