How Student Loans Will Be Impacted if Department of Education Closes Down
Experts spoke to Newsweek about what students can expect if the Trump administration abolishes the Department of Education.
Republicans Take Key Step To Abolish The Department Of Education, Imperiling Student Loan Programs
Republican lawmakers took a key step last week to officially abolish the U.S. Department of Education. Here's what student loan borrowers should know.
As Trump considers ways to dismantle Education Dept., here's what to know about student loans
With the Trump administration looking for ways to close parts or all of the U.S. Department of Education, many of the country’s 42 million federal student loan borrowers are likely feeling on edge.
How Department of Education Dismantling Impacts Scholarships, Pell Grants
More than 5 million college students receive Pell Grants yearly, with these grants helping them save up to nearly $6,000 annually on college costs.
What happens if the Department of Education is closed? What to know
Amid reports the White House is preparing an executive order to eliminate the Department of Education, many are asking what that might mean for the U.S. and schools.
A guide to what the U.S. Education Department does (and doesn't) do
The department tracks student achievement, manages college financial aid and sends K-12 schools money to support students with disabilities and lower-income communities, among other things.
Is Donald Trump Dismantling Department of Education? What to Know
The Trump administration is discussing an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, according to reports. Newsweek has contacted the White House and the Department of Education for comment via email.
Fixing the Student Loan Crisis Starts With Defending the Department of Education
Sabrina Cereceres is the special projects manager at Student Debt Crisis Center. She helps with content creation and website management, as well as helping facilitate Free the Degree projects. Sabrina is currently majoring in sustainable built environments at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department
While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing.
Elon Musk Issues Warning to Department of Education
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has launched a sweeping effort to cut programs, fire federal workers and slash government spending.
What does the Department of Education do - and can Trump dismantle it?
A draft of Trump's order to dismantle the education department, obtained by the Washington Post, acknowledges that only Congress can get rid of the agency outright, but executive action could direct the agency to begin to wind itself down.
Trump poised to diminish the education department; fate of financial aid, equity grants uncertain
President Trump ordered the dismantling of the Department of Education, throwing into question the fate of financial aid and funding for underserved students.
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