Education Dept. cuts are here. What happens now to student loans, FAFSA and IEPs?
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How the DOE layoffs impact college students looking for funding
The Department of Education announced a round of layoffs starting March 21 for nearly half of its department. According to Patrick Kelly from the Palmetto State Teachers Association, this move will ...
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Should I Still Fill Out the FAFSA if the Department of Education Is Shut Down?
Staffing cuts are already causing issues but you should submit the FAFSA if you need help paying for college. Here's how to ...
FAFSA site sees outage after Education Department mass layoff
The studentaid.gov website was down for hours Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce. Downdetector saw hundreds of users report the outage of the Free ...
Federal Student Aid site restored after outage disrupts applications
The Federal Student Aid website suffered an outage following the layoff announcement from the U.S. Department of Education.
Some Texas students fear FAFSA could put parents at risk of deportation
Children of undocumented immigrants are navigating college financial aid forms and worrying about their families’ futures.
Federal student aid website crashes after workforce cuts, raising concerns for future aid processing
Adding to concerns, two dozen of the 300 federal employees cut were from Federal Student Aid’s technology division.