Linda McMahon, Trump's education secretary pick, has her confirmation hearing on Thursday amid reports of plans to shut down the Education Department.
Trump's education secretary pick, Linda McMahon, has an upcoming confirmation hearing. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim outlined what they'll ask.
A lawsuit filed against the Education Department accused it of giving DOGE access to student-loan borrowers' personal information.
DOGE leader Vivek Ramaswamy called eighth graders' reading proficiency scores "downright brutal" while calling to get rid of the Education Department.
It's officially the end of the road for Biden's attempts to broadly cancel student debt.
Millions of student-loan borrowers were counting on debt cancellation under Biden. Then came the lawsuits.
The Education Department released its proposal to get student-debt relief to borrowers facing financial hardship such as childcare or healthcare costs.
The Education Department placed a second penalty on the student-loan company Mohela over its failure to process borrower applications for key repayment plans.
In the morning, a court handed millions of student-loan borrowers a lifeline. By the evening, a different court dashed their hopes.
A Georgia judge declined to block Biden's broader student-loan forgiveness plan, allowing the debt relief to move forward.
The on-ramp period for millions of student-loan borrowers is over. This means those who miss payments are at risk of negative credit reporting.
Student-loan company MOHELA is facing two lawsuits over claims it mistreated millions of borrowers. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants an investigation.
The latest lawsuit that temporarily blocked broader debt cancellation argues the relief would harm student-loan company MOHELA, and in turn, Missouri.
A federal court put a temporary restraining order on Biden's second try at broad student-loan forgiveness, which was set to be carried out next month.
Seven GOP-led states have filed the first lawsuit targeting Biden's plan to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers.
The on-ramp period for student-loan borrowers ensured any missed payments weren't reported to credit agencies. That's ending in October.
The Supreme Court said a lower court ruling blocking cheaper student-loan payments through the SAVE income-driven repayment plan would continue.
A recent GAO report found just over half of student-loan borrowers are current on payments. Changes to the repayment landscape signal more roadblocks.
White House chief of staff Jeff Zients told Axios that more student-loan forgiveness is coming for borrowers before Biden's term is up.
After the 8th Circuit officially blocked Biden's SAVE student-loan repayment plan, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to step in.