School administrators struggled to use an unfamiliar system riddled with problems as thousands of students waited for money they were counting on to pay for college.

Recent staff reductions at the U.S. Department of Education are causing severe disruptions in the systems responsible for managing financial aid for college students. These cuts, implemented as part ...

The Education Department’s financial aid apparatus is cracking after the Trump administration imposed sweeping staff cuts, with some fearing that further deterioration could make it harder for ...