As efforts to eliminate the Department of Education mount, here are the biggest roles the organization plays in students' lives as they navigate college.

An order by President Donald Trump will freeze potentially trillions of dollars of grants and loans starting at 5 p.m. Tuesday, but most student loan borrowers will not be effected.

Nurses are the backbone of healthcare, providing essential care, support, and expertise that save lives every day. As the demand for skilled healthcare professionals continues to rise, more students ...

Cape Girardeau and SEMO officials discuss the potential impacts of a now-rescinded federal aid freeze that threatened local projects and programs. While student aid was unaffected, concerns about ...

But questions remain about other aid for college. The freeze could affect federal work-study programs and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, which are provided in bulk to colleges ...

The Education Department said Trump’s freeze on federal aid will not affect Federal Pell Grants and student loans.

The pause could affect federal work-study programs and the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, which are provided in bulk to colleges to provide to students, according to higher ...

Ford Federal Direct Loan Program; the Federal Pell Grant Program; the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program; the TEACH Grant Program; the Iraq and Afghanistan Service Grant ...