U.S. Department of Education

The U.S. Department of Education has put a halt to its plans of reducing Social Security benefits for individuals who have been unable to pay their student loans, as per a department spokesperson. What Happened: The U.S. Department of Education has put a hold on its plan to...

Retirees who have defaulted on their student loans may see a reduction in their Social Security checks from June. This is a result of the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to recommence involuntary collections on defaulted student loans, including garnishing wages, intercepting tax...

In a move that could signal the impending closure of the U.S. Department of Education, the department is preparing to lay off nearly half of its staff. What Happened: The layoffs would reduce the department’s workforce to 2,183 from 4,133 when Trump took office, the department said in a...

Ohio’s Cleveland School of Cannabis (CSC) received a 10-year accreditation recommendation from the 130-year-old Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS), making it the first and only cannabis education-specific institution to hold a...

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday it would extend the pause on student loan repayment, interest and collections. What Happened: The payment hold, which was initially introduced and repeatedly extended during the Trump administration, was set to terminate on Dec. 31....

If you or someone you know has student loan debt, it is probably not an insignificant amount of money. According to CNN, the average student loan debt for the class of 2012 was $29,400. That much debt is not good for you – or for the economy. As a result, the U.S. Department of Education and...