With protections lifted, borrowers behind on their payments may soon see up to 15 percent of their wages withheld.

Ashley Morgan, a 35-year-old trial attorney who has been enrolled in an income-driven repayment plan for the past eight years ...

The Department of Education oversees federal student loans held by nearly 43 million people, or one in six American adults.

The Department of Education took a key step to initiate a process that could result in major changes to federal student loan ...

The Department of Education has claimed immunity from a lawsuit taken by students trying to stop massive federal cuts. The ...

Trump said "special needs" education and nutrition programs will be handled by HHS and the Small Business Administration will ...

As part of the federal government's plan to gut the Department of Education, the agency cut half of its workforce, which could impact how it administers its student loan programs.

The Education Department temporarily paused these applications after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled ...

The Education Department manages approximately $1.5 trillion in student loan debt for over 40 million borrowers. It also oversees the Pell Grant, which provides aid to students below a certain ...

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