The Trump administration’s Department of Education abruptly removed two critical applications—IDR, the online application portal for income-driven repayment, as well as the online application to apply for a federal Direct consolidation loan.

Republican leaders in Congress want to eliminate two key tax relief programs—the American Opportunity Tax Credit and the Lifetime Learning Credit—that could help defray the cost of college or job training courses for students.

Dismantling the agency could disrupt programs and protections that millions of students and families rely on, including federal Pell grants for low-income students, other key forms of financial aid and campus civil rights protections.

More than half of all working-class Americans hold a college degree or credential beyond high school, according to a new report from the Lumina Foundation.