Education Dept. will shield federal student aid data from Musk's DOGE – for now
The Education Department agreed in a court filing Tuesday to prevent the DOGE team from accessing federal student aid data ...
Ernst seeks to exempt farm and small business assets in deciding who gets financial aid
Joni Ernst, an Iowa Republican , and Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, seeks to roll back a measure that would factor in ...
Aid groups sue over Trump’s order suspending federal refugee program and funding
Major refugee aid groups are suing the Trump administration over its order suspending the U.S. refugee resettlement program ...
UC students sue Education Department over DOGE’s access to private financial aid data
California students sue Education Dept. over fears of Musk's access to loan data as congress members hold D.C. protest.
Under Trump administration, some Chicago students think twice about applying for financial aid
If they submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, students risk outing their undocumented parents. But if they don ...
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State education leaders promote free college and influx of state aid to Mass. high schoolers
Massachusetts' education officials are meeting with high schoolers at several schools over the next month to help demystify ...
$2.7 billion Pell Grant shortfall: Will Trump’s federal funding freeze hurt student aid?
The Pell Grant program faces a $2.7 billion funding shortfall for the 2025 fiscal year, raising concerns over financial aid ...
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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.
Privacy Suit Targets Education Department Over Disclosure of Student Financial Data to DOGE
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just-filed cases in state and ...
Nueces County agency pauses some services as it navigates brief freeze on federal funding
A Nueces County nonprofit has paused some of its services as it waits for the Trump administration's temporary freeze on ...
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Stay aware of financial aid opportunities for college
It would be hard to blame high school seniors and their parents for being uncertain about the financial aid landscape for post-secondary education right now. But it still might come as a surprise to ...