HELENA — Whether you are graduating within the next couple of weeks or graduated years ago, chances are you will soon have to start repaying your federal student loans. “Sometimes I have students who think they know exactly what they need to do, and when we sit down and have a conversation – next thing
After President Donald Trump‘s administration slashed half of the U.S. Department of Education‘s staff amid mass layoffs and buyouts, millions of students, parents, teachers, administrators and support staff may be wondering, “What does that mean for us?” A preliminary tally of most of the cuts shows the Federal Student Aid Office, which handles student loan
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it would lay off nearly half its staff as part of its “final mission” as the Trump administration follows through on plans to shut down the agency and cut federal bureaucracy. The cuts will leave the department with 2,183 employees, down from 4,133 when President Donald Trump took office
President Donald Trump is expected to act soon on his promise to dismantle the federal Department of Education, the agency that supplies a small percentage of funding to public schools, enforces anti-discrimination laws, and administers the Student Aid Program. It also oversees federal student loans held by nearly 43 million people, or one in six