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

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

this year’s FAFSA—Federal Application for Free Student Aid—now faces questions from students and families about cuts and changes at the Education Department as well as about future loan ...

On Tuesday, Education Department officials said the agency’s workforce would be cut roughly in half, with over 1,300 workers laid off. Of those, more than 300 people were let go from the office of ...

President Donald Trump called for a shutdown of the United States Department of Education in an executive order signed on March 20.

On March 20, the day that President Trump signed an executive order to “shut down” the Department of Education, its ...

In February, the ability to apply for Federal Student Aid was blocked. Now, applications are back open. Here's what to know ...

The Chronicle had a candid chat with Melanie Storey, a former FSA director and the new NASFAA president, on a “destabilizing” ...

If the department does fully shut down, student loans are not going away. Education Secretary Linda McMahon said that the agency will continue to deliver funding mandated by law, which includes ...

In a statement following the signing, the Department of Education called the executive order a “history-making action,” per ...