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The US Department of Education building with a portion missing as it is taken apart brick by brick.
The US Department of Education building with a portion missing as it is taken apart brick by brick.

Report About FSA’s Future Causes Concern

October 16, 2026

Trump’s latest plan—spinning FSA off into a stand-alone agency—is not a new idea. But experts warn that it could cause disruption as FSA works to carry out complex student loan policies.

One hand holding fanned-out hundred-dollar bills offering them to another outstretched hand.
One hand holding fanned-out hundred-dollar bills offering them to another outstretched hand.
A transparent piggy bank with a graduation cap and diploma inside of it.
A transparent piggy bank with a graduation cap and diploma inside of it.
One hand holding fanned-out hundred-dollar bills offering them to another outstretched hand.
One hand holding fanned-out hundred-dollar bills offering them to another outstretched hand.

Despite Concerns, IES Spent 99% of Expiring Funds

October 12, 2026

Some experts say the Education Department is front-loading grants, and they worry the practice could harm education research more broadly.

A wall of data with numbers missing from it.
A wall of data with numbers missing from it.
A picture of a closed sign.
A picture of a closed sign.
A redbrick sign reads "the University of Arizona" with three cacti in the background.
A redbrick sign reads "the University of Arizona" with three cacti in the background.
A broken orange piggy bank wearing a graduation cap.
A broken orange piggy bank wearing a graduation cap.

As National Default Rate Stays Low, Other Data Offers Warning

October 6, 2026

For the first time in four years, the national default rate ticked up slightly. One expert warns other data on nonrepayment is a “canary in the coal mine of what could be to come.”