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GUEST ROOM | Closing the Department of Education is Antithetical to “Any Person, Any Study”
Contrary to what many assume, the Department of Education does not control our schools, nor does it administer anywhere near ...
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FAFSA Breakthrough! 8 Million Applications Processed, Fraud Exposed, and Major Reforms Unveiled
The U.S. Department of Education has successfully processed over 8 million Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) ...
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What's the Future of FAFSA and Financial Aid if the Department of Education Closes?
President Trump wants to shift federal student aid to the Small Business Administration, but experts say it's not that simple ...
Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means
For decades, right-wing activists have called for eliminating the agency, which was created by Congress in 1979. As Trump ...
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How gutting the U.S. Education Department impacts Illinois schools and universities
President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s ...
Department of Education shutdown: Will you still have to pay your student loan? What about FAFSA?
Right now, nothing is changing in terms of federal student aid programs. Students and families still can submit the FAFSA.
How FAFSA Functions Under the Department of Education as Trump to Cut Agency
Trump's plan to dismantle the Department of Education raises concerns about FAFSA, student loans, and financial aid.
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Mass Layoffs at the U.S. Department of Education: Impacts on Higher Education
Overview - On March 11, 2025, the Department of Education (ED or the Department) effectively fired a substantial portion of its ...
Threat of deportation leaves some Fort Worth families wary of submitting FAFSA for college
Later that month, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched “enhanced targeted operations” in the Dallas-Fort Worth ...
What do Education Department cuts mean for student loans?
On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers ...
Federal student loan site suffers temporary outage after layoffs at Education Department
An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education, as President Donald ...