Is a college degree really worth it? Inside the heated debate about the value of higher education.
The answer is usually yes — but not always, according to a new return-on-investment tool that’s gaining traction among ...
What will dismantling the Education Department mean for your student loans?
The Trump administration is gearing up for large changes to the Department of Education, which oversees a $1.6 trillion ...
What To Do if You Can’t Afford College: 5 Strategies
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Private Student Loan Rates: February 11, 2025—Loan Rates Start To Increase
The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans inched up last week. For many borrowers, that means ...
Gillen: End federal student loans
Taxpayers would also benefit from switching from government-as-lender to private lending. The 19-cents-per-dollar-lent loss ...
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Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump signs order to slash federal workforce
As President Donald Trump's second administration continued its effort to swiftly reshape the federal government, a union representing foreign service officers at the U.S. Agency for International ...
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Defending the Department of Education
This page collects research, analysis, and commentary related to the Department of Education and a push by the Trump ...
DOGE cut off from student loan data, for now
The University of California Student Association filed a lawsuit Friday after it was reported that DOGE had access to federal ...
No, your student loans won’t be forgiven if DOGE illegally accessed your data
No, you won’t get your student loans forgiven if DOGE violated FERPA, even though TikTok videos claim otherwise.
Can You Get Student Loan Forgiveness For Department Of Education Disruptions?
The U.S. Department of Education is experiencing major turmoil as the Trump administration takes steps to undermine and ...
Judge sides with UC students, blocks DOGE from Education Department loan data
A federal judge grants UC students a short-term win, blocking Elon Musk's DOGE team from Education Department loan data.
Trump wants to abolish the Department of Education: What that could mean for student loan borrowers
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 ...