The Education Department submitted an update on its processing for student loan income driven repayment (IDR) plan applications in a court filing on Monday as the Trump administration takes criticism ...

The U.S. Department of Education is working with a skeleton staff during the government shutdown, but the agency does have a contingency plan in place and most core operations will continue, officials ...

The US Department of Education has halted the cancellation of student loans in Income-Based Repayment plans, prompting concern among borrowers that their loans will not be forgiven anytime soon. The ...

A key office in the Department of Education responsible for fielding grievances about student loans has a backlog of more than 27,000 complaints after losing nearly two-thirds of its staff. The ...

The Supreme Court handed a victory to President Donald Trump on Monday, allowing the administration's massive layoffs at the Department of Education to remain in effect. In March, the department laid ...

A prominent national labor union, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), has taken a decisive stand in the ongoing battle over student loan forgiveness by filing a class action lawsuit against the ...

A group that has legally challenged the Department of Education in the past has filed a new complaint this week seeking a remedy for the thousands of borrowers waiting in limbo for their promised ...

More than a quarter of the nation’s 40 million federal student loan borrowers had their repayment progress paused in the third quarter of 2025, either through forbearance or deferment. Higher ...

The U.S. Department of Education has issued an update on its progress in processing student loan income-driven repayment plan applications. This update was submitted in response to a lawsuit from the ...

Federal student loans will continue to accrue interest during shutdown. FAFSA opened on Sept. 24 and applications are still being processed. Pell Grants and federal student loans will continue to be ...