Education Dec 23 Trump administration says it will begin garnishing wages of student loan borrowers in default By Annie Ma, Associated Press
Education Dec 10 Watch 6:53 What the end of a Biden-era student loan program means for borrowers The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people currently enrolled in it? Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, The Washington Post’s… By John Yang, Azhar Merchant
Nation Dec 03 Watch 7:30 Proposal to declassify nursing as 'professional' threatens ability to secure student loans New limits on student loans could reshape how the U.S. trains nurses and doctors. Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, medical students would be capped at borrowing $50,000 per year. The Trump administration is now proposing a stricter cap… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Education Nov 05 What to know about Trump's changes to student loan forgiveness rules There is currently more than $1.6 trillion of student loan debt in the United States. A person with an average amount of undergraduate federal student loan debt is paying about $299 a month over the course of the 10 years it typically takes… By Jennifer L. Steele, The Conversation
Education Oct 30 New Trump rule bars student loan relief for public workers tied to 'illegal' activity The move could cut off some teachers, doctors and other public workers from federal loan cancellation. By Collin Binkley, Associated Press
Oct 01 How the government shutdown will affect the already shrunken Education Department By Annie Ma, Associated Press Investigations into civil rights complaints will stop, the department will not issue new federal grants and about 87% of its workforce will be furloughed, according to a department contingency plan. Continue reading
Aug 13 Early education experts see this new Trump rule as 'the wrong step at the wrong time' By Laura Santhanam Shutting off federal loans for these students could turn people away from the profession altogether, at a time when teachers are burnt out and leaving classrooms and daycares, early childhood educators and experts told PBS News. Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 8:21 How the government's crackdown on unpaid student loans could impact millions By Paul Solman, Ryan Connelly Holmes The Trump administration is making significant changes to how it deals with student debt. It has resumed loan collections from past borrowers, and these changes could have a significant impact on weekly paychecks and credit ratings for many people. This… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 6:16 What the new student loan rules mean for current and future borrowers By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas President Trump’s new tax and spending law brings sweeping changes to the federal student loan system, affecting both current and future borrowers. Nearly half a million borrowers could see their payments spike after the Department of Education scrapped most existing… Continue watching
Jul 04 WATCH: How aspiring Black doctors see Trump's new loan cap By Addison Briley, Deema Zein Fewer than six percent of physicians in the U.S. are Black and experts are worried that Trump’s 'big bill' could widen that disparity. Continue reading