Right now, nothing is changing in terms of federal student aid programs. Students and families still can submit the FAFSA.

If the Department of Education were to shut its doors, many students and families would immediately wonder: What happens to ...

President Trump said in a press conference that most of the responsibilities the DOE oversaw will be returned to the states.

President Donald Trump 's executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) has sparked concern regarding ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at dismantling the Department of Education. What that could mean for ...

The Department of Education oversees federal student loans held by nearly 43 million people, or one in six American adults.

Indiana leaders this week welcomed an order from President Donald Trump intended to close the U.S. Department of Education, ...

But those handling student loan services were not let go, according to a department spokesperson. "No employees working on the FAFSA or student ... the authority to shut down a federal agency.

The Department of Education will be much smaller than it is today,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

It has even been suggested that student loans and student loan forgiveness will remain with the Department of Education or ...