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As the government shutdown nears the three-week mark, federal student loan borrowers who can't get help with their accounts at the Education Department have other options. Borrowers can get assistance ...

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You've finished applying to college, got accepted and made your decision. Now it's time to apply again, this time for financial aid. Whether you're looking to cover the full cost or just fill in the ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3, 2025: Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, during a review of the President's Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request for Department of Education hearing on Capitol Hill in ...

Late last year, the U.S. Department of Education declared it would reroute tens of millions of dollars that Congress had ...

Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to reflect that President Donald Trump initially paused student loan payments in March 2020. As May approaches, the federal government will ...

Although student aid is not impacted by the government shutdown, some local college officials say they are concerned that any FAFSA system hiccups could go unaddressed without people available to help ...

Each year during the first week of December, the Department of Education has historically hosted the Federal Student Aid Training Conference to provide university administrators with updated education ...

Complaints about the Office of Federal Student Aid’s operations have increased significantly over the past few months, according to the latest edition of a survey from the National Association of ...