That description of the Education Department is "a red herring," said Mayotte. "If the Education Department was eliminated tomorrow, the loans would not go away, they would only be sent to a different ...

What happens to federal student loans if the Trump administration closes the federal Education Department? Here's what we know.

Nearly 2 million student loans in Pennsylvania are handled by the agency. What happens if Trump administration closes the federal Education Department?

President Donald Trump has said he wants his new education chief, Linda McMahon, to “put herself out of a job” and close the ...

Last week, the department closed applications for income-driven repayment plans — which allow borrowers to craft affordable ...

The U.S. Department of Education manages college loans, seeks to prevent discrimination and sends more than $1.6 billion ...

This could hugely impact those with student loan debt, which is as many as one in four Americans under the age of 40, ...

Shuttering the agency is unlikely as it would require congressional approval and some Democratic votes to break the Senate ...

The Education Department's role working on federal student loan borrowers' complaints is at risk after significant staff cuts ...

Billions of dollars flow to Texas from the U.S. Department of Education — from school funding to college financial aid.