Education Department launches hiring spree in key office, roughly a year after mass layoffs

The Trump administration is expanding hiring efforts at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, raising questions about shifting priorities. An internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO reveals a push to recruit additional staff, contradicting earlier plans to phase out the department’s student loan programs. Critics argue the move signals a reversal in policy direction, while officials have not clarified whether the hiring aligns with broader restructuring efforts. The development underscores ongoing tensions between rhetoric and action in education policy under the current administration.

The Trump administration has launched a hiring blitz at the agency it vowed to eliminate, according to an internal presentation reviewed by POLITICO. The Education Department’s Federal Student Aid ...