Oregon’s U.S. senators demand explanation for freeze on certain student loan repayment plans
Students graduate from Oregon State University. U.S. Senate Democrats are demanding to know why applications for repayment plans that help student borrowers manage payments were abruptly taken off the ...
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Federal student loan site up and down after layoffs at Education Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — An hours-long outage Wednesday on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, ...
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Texas Southern University asks for $120 million to replace aging law school
Texas Southern University is asking lawmakers for $120 million to replace its law school building after the organization that ...
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FAFSA site goes down after mass layoff at Education Department
The Studentaid.gov website was down for hours on Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce.
Federal Student Aid sites down for hours following Education Department layoffs
Government website StudentAid.gov suffered an hours-long shortage Wednesday, delaying student loan and financial aid efforts. Federal Student Aid hosts the online applications for the Free Application ...
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
The Senate health committee announced Thursday morning that it was canceling a planned hearing on Weldon’s nomination because ...
FAFSA site sees outage after Education Department mass layoff
The Studentaid.gov website was down for hours on Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce. Downdetector saw hundreds of user report the outage of the Free ...
Education Dept. cuts are here. What happens now to student loans, FAFSA and IEPs?
How mass buyouts and layoffs at Trump's U.S. Department of Education might impact millions of students, teachers and ...
What the Department of Education layoffs could mean for student loan borrowers: ‘This will only make things worse,' activist says
President Donald Trump’s administration is downsizing the Department of Education. Some experts say that may cause trouble ...
Federal student aid website crashes after workforce cuts, raising concerns for future aid processing
Adding to concerns, two dozen of the 300 federal employees cut were from Federal Student Aid’s technology division.
Education Department cuts 50% of staff: What does this mean for your student loans, FAFSA, and IEPs?
The US Department of Education has cut 50% of its staff, raising concerns about the impact on student loans, financial aid, and special education services. Key offices, including the Federal Student ...