Many changes to student loans will happen on specific dates over the course of the next three years. Here’s a breakdown.

Betsy Mayotte, President and Founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, told USA Today most borrowers should be able ...

The 2025 U.S. government shutdown halts Education Department functions, affecting civil rights probes but not student aid disbursement.

The Department of Education has shut down but for most former and current college and university students, it's business as usual.

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...

A government shutdown has locked in as lawmakers remain deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The U.S. Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says ...

A federal government shutdown has furloughed more than 2,100 U.S. Department of Education employees. Students are encouraged to continue filing their FAFSA applications, which will still be processed.

WASHINGTON — As a federal government shutdown begins Oct. 1, millions of student loan borrowers may be wondering how the funding lapse could affect their payments and services. The short answer: Keep ...