"President Trump's push to shutter the U.S. Department of Education is colliding with reality: the Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) is now scrambling to fill nearly 400 positions, just over a year after losing roughly half its staff in the 2025 reduction-in-force," The College Investor reports.

... "According to the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA), 60% of college financial aid offices have reported slower federal processing and worse communication since last year's layoffs."

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Publication Date: 5/21/2026