Student Aid Policy

The administration, which wants to close the Education Department, hasn’t said how it would move the $1.7 trillion portfolio to a new agency. Democrats say doing so would be a “clear violation” of the law.

The Trump administration’s deep cuts at the department hit some offices harder than others, but the effects will likely be felt by students, families and institutions across the country.

The executive order will likely impact thousands of nonprofit employees involved in activist work opposed by the president.

As career department staff await a delayed executive order and imminent personnel cuts, some say morale is low and tensions are high.