Mastodawn

#ICYMI (I know I did)... Apparently, part of #Trump's #BigUglyBill involved withholding future student #FinancialAid if they withdraw from a class. Wow...!

"Beginning in Summer 2026, changes to #FederalStudentAid under the One #BigBeautifulBill Act will significantly affect how federal direct loans are adjusted when students withdraw from courses or reduce enrollment. Several of you have met with me via zoom to learn more about these changes, and I am grateful for the questions and conversation.

What’s changing in brief:

- Financial aid for loan borrowers may now be recalculated based on a student’s enrollment, even in cases where students continue to pay for all of their credits.

Students who withdraw from courses may:

- Lose eligibility for a portion of their aid in a future semester and/or,

- Owe a balance back to the university

Please contact the Office of Financial Aid with questions or refer students directly for individualized guidance.

Thank you for your continued support of our students during this transition."

#USPol #TrumpSucks #DumbingUsDown #GuttingHigherEd #StudentLoans

The College Investor May 21

A year after Trump's mass layoffs, the Education Department's Federal Student Aid office is hiring 380 new workers — replacing roughly the same jobs it eliminated. The office is down from 1,440 staff to 731 and still needs 334 more hires. https://thecollegeinvestor.com/81056/education-department-hiring-380-workers-a-year-after-trump-cut-half-of-federal-student-aid/
#StudentLoans #EducationPolicy #FederalStudentAid

Trump Cut Half the Federal Student Aid Office in 2025. Now It's Hiring 380 New Workers.

Federal Student Aid is hiring 380 new workers a year after Trump cut half its staff. The $1.7 trillion student loan office still needs 334 more.

The College Investor

The USA Potato Aug 29, 2025

Dems Blast Education Department for Removing Complaint Button on Website

Submitting a complaint is now a “multi-step, illogical navigation process,” the senators said.

https://murica.website/2025/08/dems-blast-education-department-for-removing-complaint-button-on-website/

Dems Blast Education Department for Removing Complaint Button on Website – The USA Potato

Jonathan Emmesedi Feb 4, 2025

https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/04/politics/education-department-trump-executive-order/index.html

The US Department of Education does all sorts of important things, one of which is providing federal aid to students.

If you are employed in higher education, a student, or a parent, you will doubtless be aware that financial aid administration is complex at the best of times.

The last thing that is needed, especially at this time of year, is chaos at the Department of Education.

Please phone your congressional representatives to ask them to help put a stop to this madness. It is especially important that those associated with "DOGE" not be allowed access to student aid administration

#USPolitics #DepartmentOfEducation #FederalStudentAid #DOGE

Trump administration drafting executive order to initiate Department of Education’s elimination

The Trump administration has begun drafting an executive order that would kick off the process of eliminating the Department of Education, the latest move by President Donald Trump to swiftly carry out his campaign promises, two sources familiar with the plans told CNN.

CNN