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10% of Federal Student Aid Staff Take Buyouts
One hundred and twenty-four employees at the Office of Federal Student Aid have accepted the Trump administration’s buyout offer, USA...
Student Loan Watchdog on the Chopping Block
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau officials planned to fire the bureau’s top official overseeing the student loan industry, though a federal...
DOGE Employees Temporarily Blocked From Accessing Financial Aid Data
Representatives of Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency won’t be able to access federal student aid databases until Feb. 17...
5 Ways the Education Department Affects Higher Ed
Momentum is building around plans to dismantle the department, but what does it actually do for colleges, universities and their students?
Education Department Removes Nonbinary Gender Option on FAFSA
The U.S. Education Department is eliminating the nonbinary gender identity option from the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, according...
Congressional Budget Office Projects $2.7B Pell Grant Shortfall
The Pell Grant program has a $2.7 billion shortfall heading into the coming fiscal year, according to new projections from...
Insiders Reflect on the Scramble to Fix the FAFSA
Last year’s rollout of the revamped federal aid form was a disaster. The Education Department’s efforts to get it on track could reshape the agency that oversees student aid.
Biden Administration Wipes Out Debts for 261,000 Former Ashford U Students
The Education Department is discharging any remaining loans for more than 260,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University and will move...