To move the federal student loan portfolio across agencies will likely require congressional action, as would shuttering the ...

For decades, right-wing activists have called for eliminating the agency, which was created by Congress in 1979. As Trump ...

President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications. The ...

It was not clear, based on Trump's announcement, how or if the remaining employees and expertise at FSA would be transferred ...

Wisconsin’s attorney general continues to vow to fight against President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S.

President Trump signed an order Thursday calling for the Education Department to close and he has slashed staff by half. He’s ...

President Donald Trump on Friday began sketching a roadmap for dismantling the Education Department, with other agencies taking over responsibility for federal student loans and ...

Nearly 45 million student loan borrowers with $1.7 trillion in debt are left wondering what will happen to their monthly ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday calling for a plan to shut down of the Education Department.

The average federal student loan debt balance is $38,375, while the total average balance (including private loan debt) may be as high as $41,618.

The White House claims the department will still manage student loans, but the future of FAFSA remains uncertain.