The Pell Grant – a need-based higher education grant from the U.S. Department of Education that, unlike a loan, does not need to be repaid – lies at the heart of the federal financial aid system.

When Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer, included among the extended tax breaks and an increase on some universities' endowment taxes was a slate of new provisions aimed at the ...

WASHINGTON — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3) was signed into law on July 4, 2025 with provisions going into effect on July 1, 2026. The U.S. Department of Education is currently working to provide guidance ...

After the Education Department slashed its workforce in half last week, current and former staffers are uncertain key programs can continue.

Since President Donald Trump took office this year, he has made the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education a priority — a scenario that will only continue under the government shutdown that ...

As college expenses increase, financial aid has become a lifeline for most students and families. According to Experian, for the 2024-2025 school year, tuition and fees ranged from $11,610 at in-state ...

California students can access unclaimed scholarship money when applying for FAFSA. California students with unclaimed scholarship ...

Louisiana's state government relies on the federal government for more aid than any other state, according to WalletHub. Just how dependent is the state?

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB3 or OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, through the federal budget reconciliation process. This legislation contains significant provisions that reshape ...

Students applying to the University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon need to complete a second, longer financial aid application if they want a share of the millions of dollars in financial aid the ...