Search Results For loan

Data: A look into the Department of Education's spending

Alcino Donadel | March 23, 2025

The Department of Education manages a $1.47 trillion student loan portfolio as of FY24. Some policy leaders are uncertain whether other federal agencies are prepared to absorb the responsibility.

Strong feelings are emerging about Trump’s executive order

Alcino Donadel | March 21, 2025

From "creative destruction" to "political theater," education leaders have expressed various viewpoints about the possible dissolution of the Department of Education.

With hundreds fewer workers, can the Federal Student Aid office still function?

USA Today | March 21, 2025

Current and former staffers, financial aid officers and previous education secretaries are doubtful the office that helps students pay for college won't be disrupted by mass layoffs and resignations.

Here is one big way the private sector can step up amid shrinking federal support

Alcino Donadel | March 18, 2025

Institutions will need to seek more partners in the private philanthropic space to help support student financial aid. Income-based loans are one way to maximize contributions, according to these nonprofit leaders.

How HBCUs and businesses can inspire the next generation of data scientists

Scott Zoldi | March 18, 2025

To successfully drive change, companies of all kinds need to act now to prepare upcoming data scientists and business leaders. Doing so requires more than providing funding or internships.

McMahon: Funding is safe but mass layoffs are “first step” to full closure

Matt Zalaznick | March 12, 2025

Student loans and Pell Grants are safe but Secretary of Education Linda McMahon says she has started the process of shutting down the Department of Education.

Here are the latest changes to this loan forgiveness program

Alcino Donadel | March 09, 2025

President Donald Trump issued an executive order that limits which nonprofit organizations qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness based on whether they participate in "illegal" or "harmful" activities.

Dismantling of Education Department puts future of trillions of dollars in student loans in question

CNN | March 07, 2025

The $1.64 trillion financial portfolio is managed separately from the department’s policy apparatus. But President Trump acknowledged that the massive loan balance was a complicating factor in his effort to shutter the agency.

Here's what higher ed can expect from its new education secretary

Micah Ward | March 05, 2025

Linda McMahon's confirmation is a "last chance" effort to restore American values that made education great. Here's how she's plans to do it.

What happened to loan borrowers’ repayment plans?

Alcino Donadel | March 03, 2025

Loan borrowers' access to income-driven repayment plans and forgiveness have been thrown into limbo by a recent Department of Education memo.

‹ ‹ PREV 15 16 17 ... 73 › NEXT ›