The Trump administration is aggressively expanding hiring at the Federal Student Aid office despite its long-standing pledge to dismantle the agency, according to an internal government document. The move underscores a sharp contradiction between stated policy goals and operational reality, raising questions about the administration’s true intentions. While officials have repeatedly called for eliminating the department’s student loan programs, the presentation suggests a push to bolster its workforce instead. The discrepancy highlights ongoing tensions between rhetoric and implementation in education policy.
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 ...