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Politico5d
Education Department to begin garnishing wages on defaulted student loan borrowers
Following a required 30 day notice to borrowers, wage garnishment will start later this summer, a senior Education Department official said Monday on a call with reporters. Key context ...
Washington Examiner5d
Education Department restarts collection of student loans
The Department of Education is restarting its collection of defaulted student loans after a five-year halt. Repayment requirements have been halted since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forbes5d
Education Department Will Restart Collection On Defaulted Student Loan Payments
The Education Department announced Monday student loan collections will restart in May for loans in default, a move that could impact millions of borrowers and end the years-long period of ...
Fox News5d
Education Department to resume collections on defaulted federal student loans for first time since 2020
The Department of Education is poised to resume collections on defaulted federal student loans in May for the first time since 2020. While the first Trump administration paused referring federal ...
EdSource4d
Federal database of historical education documents ceasing operations
A Department of Education database that hosts more than 2 million education documents dating back to the 1960s is set to shut down Wednesday due to funding cuts by the Trump administration’s ...
The New York Times5d
Education Department Will Resume Collections on Student Loan Debt
By Ali Watkins The Department of Education will resume collections on defaulted student loans on May 5, it said on Monday, warning that borrowers could be referred to debt collectors or enrolled ...
FedScoop5d
What the dismantling of the Education Department means for its data
A view of the entrance of Department of Education headquarters on Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) The Department of Education under the Trump ...
MSNBC4d
Linda McMahon's Education Department is just a glorified loan collection agency
The policy also underscores the Education Department’s transformation under President Donald Trump from a guarantor for quality education for all into a glorified collection agency. Education ...
Government Executive4d
The concern over enforcing the Federal Clery Act without the U.S. Department of Education
Compliance is monitored by the Department of Education, which is authorized to impose civil penalties of up to $70,000 per violation against institutions of higher education for each infraction ...
NJ.com6d
NAACP sues Department of Education over DEI funding cuts
The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Education, alleging that its anti-DEI initiatives have limited equal educational opportunities for Black students. The lawsuit ...
KERA News3d
Texas gets billions in federal education funds. What happens if it all goes away?
Alejandra Rodriguez, 9, of Key Largo, Fla., watches as college students protest in support of the Department of Education, Thursday, March 20, 2025, outside the Department of Education in ...