Advocates say dismantling the department puts financial aid at risk, and pulls resources for poor and disabled students.

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

More than 9 million student loan borrowers could see their credit scores plunge significantly over the next few months.

The federal student loan system is a mess right now, as the courts consider what's legal and what's not. Meanwhile, the office that oversees the student loan program has had its staff cut by half.

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With IDR applications unfrozen, borrowers can again apply for plans to lower student loan payments. Here's what experts ...

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Can Trump get rid of income-driven repayment plans through an executive order? Here’s what experts had to say.

The U.S. Education Department on Wednesday reopened online applications for income-driven repayment plans for student loan ...

Amid the chaos at the shrinking and endangered Department of Education, multiple former staffers tell The Hill the recent ...

The Education Department temporarily paused these applications after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled ...

The Trump administration has brought income-driven repayment-plan applications back online, after borrowers spent weeks in ...