The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans inched up last week. For many borrowers, that means ...

The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion ...

Republicans are looking to cut or eliminate nearly a dozen student loan and federal aid programs administered by the ...

Some student loan borrowers claimed on social media that Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has violated ...

Taxpayers would also benefit from switching from government-as-lender to private lending. The 19-cents-per-dollar-lent loss ...

Trump's education secretary pick, Linda McMahon, has an upcoming confirmation hearing. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim ...

The University of California Student Association filed a lawsuit Friday after it was reported that DOGE had access to federal ...

Though the timing is uncertain on when any of these proposals could surface, it could be as early as this spring.

As Republicans in Congress look for ways to slash spending, some legislators are floating new taxes on college scholarships, ...

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President Donald Trump has reportedly set his sights on eliminating the U.S. Department of Education, a long-time Republican goal and promise from his campaign. The proposed plan, though, gives rise ...

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