What Happens to Student Loans if the Education Dept. Closes?
The White House released an executive order instructing the secretary of education to begin shutting down the department — ...
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Each federal layoff could lead to at least 1 other job loss in the private sector
Spending by federal workers stimulates local economies. Once they’re laid off, that could affect nearby businesses, like ...
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The Education Department was created to ensure equal access. Who would do that in its absence?
As the Trump administration moves to dismantle the Education Department ... is fundamentally unequal. The department has cut its workforce in half, including a layoff of 1,300 people announced ...
Democratic-led states sue to block Trump administration layoffs at the Education Department
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s layoffs across the Education Department, ...
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FAFSA site sees outage after Education Department mass layoff
The studentaid.gov website was down for hours Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce. Downdetector saw hundreds of users report the outage of the Free Application for ...
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As Department of Education begins layoff process, Walz speaks out against cuts
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday criticized layoffs in the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) which he says will likely also lead to funding cuts and have a negative impact on students in Minnesota.
U.S. homeland department targets oversight in government cuts
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Friday gutted three oversight offices by placing more than 100 workers on paid ...
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Trump Cuts Put Entire Student Loan System at Risk
Education Department staffers warn that Trump’s mass firings will do irreparable harm to the student loan system. At least 300 people were fired last week from Federal Student Aid, the office within ...