New rules governing a popular student loan forgiveness program are just weeks away from being implemented, and they could block some borrowers from receiving relief.

Student loan borrowers suffered a defeat this week after a federal court dismissed an appeal challenging stricter standards ...

Democratic-led states say the agency’s rule implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act contradicts that law and arbitrarily ...

Attorneys general from 25 states and D.C. are suing the administration over rules limiting loans for graduate students in ...

The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that new caps on federal loans for graduate school programs will go into effect July 1. The department said this decision is part of the ...

Even small interest rate increases compound, particularly for borrowers financing tens of thousands of dollars in tuition.

A Department of Education sign is displayed outside of their federal student aid office in Washington, D.C., on May 18, 2025. Reporter The Treasury Department is set to take over responsibility for ...

Editorial Note: Opinions and thoughts are the author’s own and not those of AFROTECH. This week, former wrestling promoter and current Education Secretary Linda McMahon published an Op-Ed in the Wall ...

The U.S. Department of Education was created by an act of Congress in 1979. All agree that the cost of higher education is a real problem. The Trump administration is doubling down on its efforts to ...

Shifting responsibility for student loans to the Treasury Department makes sense for students and taxpayers, while making it easier to shut down the Education Department. The Department of the ...