The Education Department said it will continue to process FAFSA, which recently went live, amid the government shutdown.

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The U.S. Department of Education has employees working to provide financial aid and process FAFSAs while others remain ...

Trump's Department of Education said that student-loan borrowers are still required to make payments during a government shutdown.

The government shutdown means further disruption for the U.S. Education Department, which has seen half of its employees laid off by the Republican Trump administration.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. Food assistance is safe ...

Even during a federal government shutdown, borrowers still have to make payments on student loans, but there may be some services affected.

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Betsy Mayotte, President and Founder of The Institute of Student Loan Advisors, told USA Today most borrowers should be able ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says ...

The Department of Education, alongside other agencies, is preparing for a possible government shutdown as Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. Democrats want to ...