Despite online outrage, the proposal doesn’t touch salaried-exempt rules. It does create tighter borrowing caps that could reduce the number of qualified applicants in several professions.The DOE's ...

The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they ...

The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students ...

The U.S. Department of Education states that Nursing will no longer be classified as professional degree programs which will ...

Students studying across nearly a dozen industries nationwide could soon see deep cuts to federal student loan limits after U ...

Degrees for nursing and some other programs no longer are classified as “professional” degrees under new federal loan eligibility rules.

Trump’s redefinition of “professional” degrees aims to push working-class students out of healthcare and education ...

Protesters gather during a demonstration at the headquarters of the Department of Education on March 14, 2025, in Washington.

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

As a self-proclaimed lifelong learner and former educator, Amy Boyington is passionate about researching and advocating for learners of all ages. For over a decade, Amy has specialized in writing ...

The Department of Education on Tuesday announced plans to further dismantle itself and move certain responsibilities to other ...

The Education Department is advancing its plans to eliminate itself, attempting a work-around to move certain mandatory ...