NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on ...

Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit reporting ended Jan 1.

Many of the agency’s offices and programs are codified in federal law, raising questions about how much McMahon can reduce ...

Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated she believed Congress will work with the Trump administration in properly ...

Illinois U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is targeting President Donald Trump and Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk with various criticisms of their efforts to cut waste and fraud.

Advocacy group warns that reducing the size of the Small Business Administration may increase waste, fraud, and abuse.

Eleven Democratic senators are demanding an investigation into the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, warning the cuts could have "disastrous consequences on ...

Advocates say dismantling the department puts financial aid at risk, and pulls resources for poor and disabled students.

President Trump said in a press conference that most of the responsibilities the DOE oversaw will be returned to the states.

The nation's report card: When Peggy Carr, the commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics—who's since been ...

More than 9 million student loan borrowers could see their credit scores plunge significantly over the next few months.